| Mammographic Breast Density in a Cohort of Medically Underserved Women |
Oct 2012 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Maureen Sanderson; MEHARRY MEDICAL COLL NASHVILLE TN
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 | The purpose of this HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award is to train Meharry Medical College (MMC) faculty to conduct independent breast cancer research by collaborating with faculty from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Three MMC faculty will undergo intensive training supervised by three VUMC faculty during year 1 with additional training taking place in subsequent years. To reinforce training, faculty from MMC and VUMC will conduct a case-control study of mammographic ... |
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| Rosiglitazone and Fenofibrate Additive Effects on Lipids |
Oct 2011 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Admad Slim; Laudino Castillo-Rojas; Eddie Hulten; Jennifer N Slim; Dorette P Moore; Todd C Villines; BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| To evaluate the effect of rosiglitazone, fenofibrate, or their combined use on plasma lipids in normoglycemic healthy adults.Methods and Results. Subjects were randomized in a double-blind fashion to rosiglitazone + placebo, fenofibrate + placebo, rosiglitazone + fenofibrate, or matching double placebo. The between-group difference in the change in fasting TG, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), LDL-C, and plasma apolipoproteins A-I, A-II, and C-III level were compared after 12 weeks of treatment. ... |
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| Mammographic Breast Density in a Cohort of Medically Underserved Women |
Oct 2011 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Maureen Sanderson; MEHARRY MEDICAL COLL NASHVILLE TN
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| The purpose of this HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award is to train Meharry Medical College faculty to conduct independent breast cancer research by collaborating with faculty from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Year 1 is a training year and during Years 2 through 4 a case-control study of obesity, insulin resistance and mammographic breast density will be conducted. Specific aims include: 1) to assess mammographic breast density through digital mammograms; for a ... |
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| Dietary Influences on Alpha-Methylacyl-CoA Racemase (AMACR) Expression in the Prostate |
Apr 2011 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret Wright; ILLINOIS UNIV AT CHICAGO
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| Alpha Methyl Acyl coA Racemase (AMACR), a peroxisomal and mitochondrial enzyme, is known to be upregulated in the majority of prostate cancers at the protein and mRNA transcript level. This enzyme is involved in the breakdown of phytanic and pristanic acids - branched chain fatty acids that are derived primarily through the ingestion of dairy and red meat products and cannot be produced de-novo by humans. Although many epidemiologic studies ... |
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| Maintenance of Glucose Homeostasis Through Acetylation of the Metabolic Transcriptional Coactivator PGC1-alpha |
Feb 2011 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Pere Puigserver; DANA-FARBER CANCER INST BOSTON MA
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| We have tested the hypothesis that acetylation of PGC-1 by GCN5 and associated proteins control hepatic glucose production. Here, a summary of the accomplished tasks is provided. Task 1, a detailed analysis of the role of Pc3 and WDR18 on GCN5-mediated transcription on gluconeogenic genes has been performed. Task 2, we have confirmed that Pc3 and WDR18 are part of the PGC-1 /GCN5 complex but are not required for its ... |
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| Update on Mathematical Modeling Research to Support the Development of Automated Insulin Delivery Systems |
May 2010 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Garry M Steil; Brian Hipszer; Jaques Reifman; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND FORT DETRICK MD TELEMEDICINE AND ADVANCED TECH RESEARCH CENTER
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| One year after its initial meeting, the Glycemia Modeling Working Group reconvened during the 2009 Diabetes Technology Meeting in San Francisco, CA. The discussion, involving 39 scientists, again focused on the need for individual investigators to have access to the clinical data required to develop and refine models of glucose metabolism, the need to understand the differences among the distinct models and control algorithms, and the significance of day-to-day subject ... |
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| Physiologic and Endocrine Correlates of Overweightness in African Americans and Caucasians |
27-Mar-2009 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Merrily Poth; Tracey Sbrocco; Patricia A Deuster; UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD DEPT OF MILITARY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
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| Obesity has reached epidemic levels and the incidence continues to rise. The current study was seeking to examine the hypothesis that obesity may reflect dysfunctioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in response to stressors. African American persons are at greatest risk, but reasons for this difference are unknown. We studied 126 healthy men and women of Caucasian (CA) and African American (AA) ethnicity and examined their responses to physiologic stressors: ... |
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| Maintenance of Glucose Homeostasis through Acetylation of the Metabolic Transcriptional Coactivator PGC1-alpha |
Feb-2009 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Pere Puigserver; DANA-FARBER CANCER INST BOSTON MA
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| The main purpose of this proposal is to test the hypothesis that acetylation of PGC-1alpha by GCN5 and associated proteins, Pc3 and WDR18, controls hepatic glucose production. The major findings of this Research Technical Report are in tasks 2, 4, 5 and 6. In task 2, we have further confirmed that Pc3 and WDR18 are part of the PGC-1alpha/GCN5 complex but are not required for its assembly. In task 4, ... |
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| Environmental Security: A Strategy for the Mitigation of Regional Instabilities? |
07 APR 2003 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Joe D. Manous Jr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Maintaining regional stability has risen in importance in U.S. foreign policy and in some instances to the level of a vital national interest. However, the current role of the United States as the world's sole hyperpower has produced unique challenges as the United States confronts asymmetric threats from terrorist (non-state) organizations. Of special interest to the United States military is the prevention or mitigation of regional instabilities. These instabilities hamper ... |
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| Army Recruit Health and Diet Survey |
JUL 2001 |
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| Authors:
Christine Booth; Ross Coad; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME RESEARCH LAB
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 | During 1998, 200 Army recruits took part in a health and diet survey. Most (90%) were Regular Army recruits and recent high school graduates, the remainder being Army Reservists. Fourteen percent of recruits were female. Recruits completed a questionnaire, had their weight and height recorded and donated a fasting blood sample for measurement of cholesterol, fasting triglycerides, apolipoprotein B, ferritin, homocysteine and vitamins. The group comprised of apparently healthy young ... |
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| Effects of Diet High in Palmitoleic Acid on Serum Lipid Levels and Metabolism |
JUL 2000 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Jesse D. Curb; HAWAII UNIV AT MANOA HONOLULU
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| A randomized crossover feeding study with a macadamia nut and oil based high monounsaturated fat diet (HIMUFA) and a typical American diet high in saturated fat (HISAT) was conducted on 27 healthy men and women aged 20 to 52. Fatty acid profiles were HIMUFA: 22% MUFA, 9% SEA; HISAT: 11% MUFA, 20% SFA. Each diet was consumed for 8 weeks with a 2-month wash-out. Fasting plasma lipids and lipoprotein subclasses ... |
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| Phase 1 Clinical Pharmacology Studies |
SEP 97 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth C. Lasseter; SOUTH FLORIDA DRUG RESEARCH CORP MIAMI
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| Six Phase I clinical pharmacology studies were performed during this contract period under the Task Order numbers 90-01, 92-04, 92-05, 94-06, 94-07 and 94-09. Task Order 90-01 produced data suggesting that the Mark I auto- injector produced effective and desirable blood levels and effects of atropine and 2-PAM compared to other prototype auto-injectors. Task Order 92-04 demonstrated that WR 238, 605 was safe and well tolerated at single doses up ... |
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| Effects of Combined Caffeine and Ephedrine Ingested with a Liquid Meal on Subsequent Exercise and Performance |
FEB 97 |
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| Authors:
D. G. Bell; I. Jacobs; J. Zamecnik; DEFENCE AND CIVIL INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE DOWNSVIEW (ONTARIO)
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| The ability to maintain or enhance our soldiers' performance could be crucial to a mission in scenarios such as extended search and rescue and sustained operation. In this regard, DCIEM has been investigating the effects of ingesting various drugs to determine their effect on physical performance. Two such drugs, Caffeine (C) and ephedrine (F) ingested in combination have been shown to enhance physical performance. However, in some subjects, the combination ... |
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| Metabolic Response to Food Restriction in Military-Eligible Women, With a Gender Comparison |
OCT 1996 |
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| Authors:
Vernon R. Young; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| Two major series of investigations will be undertaken to explore the metabolic responses of women, who meet military standards of body-weight and percent body-fat to the nutritional stressors of food restriction. A comparison of their responses will be made with those occurring in men, who also meet the standards established by the military. The first series (Series I) will be devoted to the temporal (Progressive) changes in lipid, carbohydrate and ... |
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| Self-Reported Aviation Concerns of Male and Female U.S. Air Force and Army Rated Aircrew |
FEB 96 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Victoria M. Voge; Raymond E. King; ARMSTRONG LAB BROOKS AFB TX AEROSPACE MEDICINE DIRECTORATE
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| An anonymous survey of all US Army and Air Force rated female aircrew and age/duty-matched men covered demographics; aircraft fit and safety; interpersonal relationships, waste disposal, menstruation, personal equipment, prisoner of war (POW), and women-in-combat concerns. Of 1,134 questionnaires mailed, 44-66% were returned (depending on job, service, time in service, and gender). Male and female aircrew were similar in many respects (as delineated in the report), probably indicating self-selection into ... |
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| The Effect of Long-Term High-Carbohydrate Low-Fat Intake on Substrate Utilization and Plasma Lipoprotein Concentrations in Postmenopausal Women |
95 |
147 pages |
| Authors:
Gina J. Jatha; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| The objective of this study was to determine if changes in plasma lipoprotein concentrations that occur in response to high-carbohydrate, low-fat (HCLF) intake may be associated with or result from changes in substrate utilization. By implementing three diets which replaced energy from fat with carbohydrate, stepwise, over a 16-week period, we assessed the metabolic effects of a controlled increase in carbohydrate consumption in postmenopausal women. Substrate utilization was assessed by ... |
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| Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Lowers Protein Oxidation in Patients with Thermal Injury |
1994 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
William G. Cioffi; Dennis C. Gore; Loring W. Rue III; Gretchen Carrougher; Hans-Peter Guler; ARMY INST OF SURGICAL RESEARCH FORT SAMHOUSTON TX
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| Accelerated protein catabolism is a constant feature of the hypermetabolic response to thermal injury. Current nutritional support regimens using high calorie and protein enteral or parenteral solutions do not completely reverse net protein catabolism and have little effect on the accelerated rate of protein breakdown. Attempts to limit catabolism by experimental treatment with growth hormone have been promising under certain conditions. 1,2 The administration of pharmacologic doses of growth hormone ... |
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| Nutritional Assessment of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. Part 1. Anthropometric and Biochemical Measures |
30 NOV 90 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Karl E. Friedl; Louis J. Marchitelli; Doris E. Sherman; Richard Tulley; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| We conducted a study of 128 male and 90 female cadet volunteers at the U.S. Military Academy in April 1990 to assess nutritional health endpoints of body composition, serum lipids, and iron status, as part of a larger nutrition study. The body composition of cadets has not changed from that measured in cadets 10 years ago. Mean values of circumferentially-determined body fat were 12% (men) and 26.5% (women); no men ... |
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| Effects of Exercise Intensity and Pre-Exercise Feeding on Splanchnic Tissue Blood Flow |
23 AUG 88 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Charles G. Gray; Francis C. White; M. D. McKirnan; Michael R. Lawlor; Colin M. Bloor; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Difficulties in comparing studies, potentially causing many apparent discrepancies, have arisen from variations in EX intensity, EX duration,thermal responses to EX, and uncertainties regarding training and feeding status. We have demonstrated generalized declines in blood flows (BFs) to the gastrointestinal organs, spleen and kidney, with no change in liver BF in fasted untrained swine during graded exercise. These changes in visceral organ BFs were associated with progressive increments in heart ... |
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| Operation Everest II. Plasma Lipid and Hormonal Responses |
88 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Patricia M. Young; Madeleine S. Rose; John R. Sutton; Howard J. Green; Allen Cymerman; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| Lipid metabolism has been shown to be altered with exposure to high altitude. Weight loss attributable to loss of body fat or lean body mass has been reported with long-term exposure to high altitude. Furthermore, exposure to high altitude led to increased circulating triglyceride levels and reduced or unchanged plasma cholesterol concentrations. Thus, the effects of exposure to high altitude on lipid metabolism appear to be complex, interrelated processes involving ... |
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| Effects of A NBC (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical) Nutrient Solution on Physiological and Psychological Status during Sustained Activity in the Heat |
17 JUL 87 |
244 pages |
| Authors:
M. S. Rose; R. P. Francesconi; L. Levine; B. Shukitt; I. Munro; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| Soldiers involved in nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) warfare may be encapsulated in MOPP4 ensemble for up to 24 hours. In that configuration the soldier is ina fasting state unless he can move to a decontaminated area to eat. The purpose of this study was to determine if a nutrient solution containing 2.34% carbohydrate and 24.1 mEq sodium per liter (NBC Nutrient solution) would be more effective than a control ... |
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| Influence of Fasting on Carbohydrate and Fat Metabolism during Rest and Exercise in Men |
02 MAR 87 |
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| Authors:
Joseph J. Knapik; Carol N. Meredith; Bruce H. Jones; Linda Suek; Vernon R. Young; MASSACHUSETTS UNIV AMHERST
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| Metabolic effects of an overnight fast or a 3.5-day fast were compared in 8 healthy young men at rest and during exercise to exhaustion at 45% VO2 max, Glucose rate of appearance (Ra) and disappearance (Rd) were calculated from plasma glucose enrichment during a primed, continuous infusion of glucose. Serum substrates and insulin levels were also measured. Glycogen content of the m. vastus lateralis was determined in biopsies taken before ... |
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| Urinary and Hematologic Indexes of Hypohydration |
87 |
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| Authors:
R. P. Francesconi; R. W. Hubbard; P. C. Szlyk; D. Schnakenberg; D. Carlson; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| As part of a large-scale field feeding system test we were able to collect and study hundreds of aliquots of overnight urine samples obtained immediately prior to a fasting blood sample on days 1, 20, and 44 of the field test. The large number of experimental samples (more than 650) and concomitant collection of blood and urine aliquots along with data on body weights gave us the opportunity to assess ... |
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| Investigation of Biochemical Variation in Operational Aircrew |
DEC 86 |
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| Authors:
Redford B. Williams Jr.; John C. Barefoot; Thomas L. Haney; DUKE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER DURHAM NC DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY
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| Principal-components analyses of biochemical values obtained on a sample of operational aircrew revealed two factors that appear to reflect stress levels: Factor 1--positive loadings for Red Blood Cell sedimentation rate, serum uric acid, triglycerides, and cholesterol/HDL ratio; and Factor 4--a negative loading for serum calcium and positive loadings for 0900 plasma cortisol, fasting blood sugar, and Sodium/Potassiam ratio. High Factor-1 scores could result from increased sympathetic nervous system activity, and ... |
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| A Program for Study of Skeletal Muscle Catabolism Following Physical Trauma |
15 MAY 86 |
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| Authors:
Douglas W. Wilmore; HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL BOSTON MASS DEPT OF SURGERY
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| This contract examines methods of attenuating post traumatic metabolic responses. The increased glucose production which occurs following infection and injury in sleep was not decreased by infusion of beta- hydroxybutyrate; similar studies in normal of fasting animals demonstrated prompt attenuation. Net proteolysis following operation was reduced by amino acid infusion. Solutions fortified with branched chain amino acid exerted no beneficial effect. Post traumatic skeletal muscle proteolysis could be attenuated by ... |
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| Aerobic Capacity and Coronary Risk Factors in a Middle-Aged Army Population |
JAN 86 |
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| Authors:
John F. Patton; James A. Vogel; Julius L. Bednek Jr.; Donald Alexander; Ronald Albright; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between coronary risk factors (CRF) and aerobic capacity measured by the direct determination of oxygen uptake during maximal exercise testing. Subjects comprised 295 male Army personnel (40-53 yrs of age) who underwent multiple serial screening procedures to include a medical and physical evaluation, calculation of a Framingham risk factor index (RI) and a graded treadmill exercise test (GXT) with the ... |
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| Urinary and Hematological Indices of Hypohydration |
86 |
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| Authors:
R. P. Francesconi; R. W. Hubbard; P. C. Szlyk; D. Schnakenberg; D. Carlson; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| As part of a large scale field feeding system test we had the unique opportunity to collect and study hundreds of overnight urine aliquots which were obtained immediately prior to a fasting blood sample on days 1, 20, and 44 of the field test. To evaluate the hydrational status of test subjects and criteria of hypohydration, urine aliquots were categorized by specific gravity > or = 1. 03 (n=124) or ... |
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| Food Deprivation and Exercise in the Heat: Thermoregulatory and Metabolic Effects |
AUG 85 |
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| Authors:
R. P. Francesconi; R. W. Hubbard; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| To determine the effects of food deprivation on the physical, physiological, and metabolic responses to exercise in the heat, adult, male rats were food-deprived for 24, 48, or 72 h. They were then exercised in the heat to hyperthermic exhaustion. Food deprivation had no effects on endurance, but ad lib fed controls manifested significantly (p < 0.05) increased Tco and Tsk during the latter portion of the treadmill interval. Food ... |
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| Sub-Saharan Africa Report |
05 JUN 84 |
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| Authors:
JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE ARLINGTON VA
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| The Sub-Saharan Africa Report contains articles on African Affairs. |
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| Impact of Forced Exercise and Fasting on Salmonella typhimurium Induced Myocarditis and on Myocardial Protein and Lipid Content in Rats |
12 APR 1983 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Nils-Gunnar Ilback; Goran Friman; Robert L. Squibb; Anthony J. Johnson; Douglas A. Balentine; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FORT DETRICK MD
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| A generally nonlethal Salmonella typhimurium infection in weanling rats produced bacterial myocarditis and myocardial hyperplasia. Myocardial lesions were characterized by focal infiltrates of inflammatory cells (predominantly mononuclear), segmental myocyte necrosis, and incipient fibrosis. Although bacterial infections are infrequently associated with myocarditis, the S. typhimurium infection in young rats produced a new experimental model of diffuse myocardial inflammatory foci. Biochemical changes in the myocardium included great increases in total myocardial contents ... |
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| Physiological, Biochemical, and Performance Responses to A 24-Hour Crash Diet |
APR 1981 |
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| Authors:
E. Arnold Higgins; Henry W. Mertens; Jess M. McKenzie; Gordon E. Funkhouser; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF AVIATION MEDICINE
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| Twelve overweight male subjects were evaluated once on a normal diet and once on a 24-h crash diet and (low calorie liquids only). Experiments were 1 wk apart. During 2 1/4-h complex performance tests given at the end of the diet period, subjects breathed an O2/N2 gas mixture equivalent to 12,500 ft. There were no significant physiological and biochemical findings due to diet for heart rate, blood pressure, serum electrolytes, ... |
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| Influence of Nutritional Factors on Lipid Metabolism. |
DEC 1980 |
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| Authors:
E. Wayne Askew; LETTERMAN ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SAN FRANCISCO CA
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| Modification of the composition of the diet can cause alterations in the enzyme activities of different tissues and organs. Changes in enzyme activity in response to diet are part of the process of metabolic regulation enabling a biological system to function efficiently and harmoniously. Lipid metabolism is closely coordinated with the diet because lipids are repositories for excess energy and a source of energy during periods of deprivation. The effect ... |
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| A Study of the Caribbean Basin Drought/Food Production Problem. |
MAY 1979 |
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| Authors:
Norton D. Strommen; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SERVICES
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| The primary objectives of this US/AID/OFDA sponsored project include: (1) development of an agrometeorological data base to be used to examine climate and associated large-scale atmospheric systems for possible significant changes related to severe drought, (2) development of a reliable climate/subsistence food production monitoring system to provide early warning of potential subsistence food shortages due to drought in the Caribbean Basin, and (3) examination of hypothesized microclimatic changes and possible ... |
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| The Hypermetabolism of Total Acquired Lipodystrophic Diabetes. Effect of Diet on Thyroid Hormone Concentrations and Metabolic Rates, |
05 JUL 1978 |
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| Authors:
David C. Robbins; Elliot Danforth Jr.; Edward S. Horton; Richard L. Burse; Ralph F. Goldman; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MASS
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| The spontaneous hypermetabolism of total acquired lipodystrophy is related to dietary intake and thyroid hormone metabolism. The elevated metabolic rate has been shown to fall with fasting and thyroidectomy and is restroed with refeeding and physiologic replacement of thyroid hormones, respectively. Similar associations have been shown in normal volunteers in whom starvation is associated with a decrease in metabolic rate (MR) and 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T3) concentration and a rise in 3,3',5-triiodothyronine ... |
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| Survival at Sea, |
MAY 1976 |
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| Authors:
F. E. Smith; ROYAL NAVAL PERSONNEL RESEARCH COMMITTEE LONDON (ENGLAND)
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| Loss of life at sea during the First World War and previous conflicts was considerable but seems to have been regarded as inevitable. At all events, little or no effort was made to study and overcome the causes. Early in the Second World War the need for adequate lifesaving equipment became obvious and in 1941, at the request of the Medical Department of the Royal Navy, the Medical Research Council ... |
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| A Program for Clinical Care in Physical Trauma |
MAR 76 |
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| Authors:
F. D. Moore; PETER BENT BRIGHAM HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
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| Studies were performed to determine substrate interactions as they relate to body nitrogen balance in fasting man. Carbohydrate at all levels of infusion markedly improves the utilization of amino acids. Thus, ketosis does not seem to favor nitrogen economy. Studies with indwelling cardiac catheters demonstrate vegetations on heart valves within 24 hours in dogs. These aseptic endocardial lesions easily become septic with intentional contamination of the blood stream in these ... |
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| Food - A Difficult Choice. |
07 NOV 1975 |
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| Authors:
Chester A. Kowalczyk; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The basic question is whether the United States has a national food policy which establishes goals, priorities and programs in allocating food resources domestically and internationally. A review of the current world food situation is undertaken and food production prospects at home and abroad are assessed. U.S. food policies pertaining to grain production, free export trade, overseas donation and aid programs and domestic welfare programs are examined. U.S. food policy, ... |
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| Political Implications of United States Food Production in International Relations. |
16 OCT 1975 |
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| Authors:
Robert G. Eagon; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The twin spectres of global population growth and food scarcities were studied; and the effects of climatic variability leading to unexpected and unpreventable global food shortfalls were considered. The United States provides about three-fourths of the world's net grain exports; and the United States is the only nation in the world that other nations can turn to for large quantities of grain. It seems certain that the United States will ... |
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| The Impact of Low Caloric Feeding during Exercise. |
1975 |
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| Authors:
C. Frank Consolazio; LETTERMAN ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
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| Chronic dieting or under nutrition, as observed during body weight reduction may have other deleterious effects. A combination of water and food restriction makes normal renal function even more difficult since it imposes increased demands for body waste elimination. This could result in a retention of urea and the development of uremia. Body weight loss must be made only at the expense of stored and excessive body fat and not ... |
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| Composition and Function of Phospholipids in Plasmodium knowlesi. |
OCT 1974 |
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| Authors:
W. C. Purdy; MARYLAND UNIV COLLEGE PARK DEPT OF CHEMISTRY
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| This work characterizes the phospholipid composition of the parasite P. knowlesi and of the red blood cells and plasma from individual normal and infected rhesus monkeys. Besides continuing investigation of the intact phospholipid composition of various blood fractions to compare with our previous results, we have enlarged our area of concern to attempt to explain the striking differences between normal and infected plasma LPC. We are presently examining blood drawn ... |
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| An Analysis of Factors Influencing Alcohol Consumption of Alcoholic Rats. |
DEC 1973 |
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| Authors:
Harold C. Nielson; UTAH UNIV SALT LAKE CITY DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY
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| Seven experiments are reported which are part of a research project to understand factors that influence alcohol consumption of rats and to develop techniques that will make the rat the counterpart of the human alcoholic. In the first two experiments investigated the role that taste and caloric stress play in influencing alcohol consumption of rats. The rats in these experiments were individually housed in activity wheels, placed on 23.5-hour feeding ... |
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| An Evaluation of Chemical Crop Destruction in Vietnam, |
OCT 1967 |
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| Authors:
Russell Betts; Frank Denton; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF
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| This Memorandum reports on an attempt to evaluate the utility of chemical crop destruction operations in Vietnam. The evaluation is limited to two aspects of the question of overall utility: (1) The effectiveness of chemical crop destruction as a means of denying food to the VC. (2) The cost of the operations in terms of increasing the hostility of the non-VC, rural population toward the US/GVN. |
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| Influence of Long-Term Exposure to Adverse Environments on Organ Weights and Histology, |
JAN 1959 |
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| Authors:
Henry B. Hale; Roy B. Mefferd Jr.; Gordon Vawter; G. Elizabeth Foerster; Dominic Criscuolo; SCHOOL OF AVIATION MEDICINE RANDOLPH AFB TEX
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| A comparison was made of the morphologic effects of cold, heat, and simulated altitude on adult male rats given exposures of 24 weeks' duration. By the use of covariance analysis it was possible to determine the extent to which organ weights were dependent on body weight and to adjust the values in order to remove influences of body weight. For liver, heart, and kidney, adjusted weights indicated temperature-dependency, while pressure-dependency ... |
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| Food Prejudices and Survival, |
MAY 1955 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
E. Paul Torrance; CREW RESEARCH LAB RANDOLPH AFB TX
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| The Correlation of the Initial Rate of I131 Uptake in the Thyroid with the Clinical Evaluation of the Thyroid Function |
OCT 50 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Earl R. Miller; CALIFORNIA UNIV LIVERMORE RADIATION LAB
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| This paper is concerned with the study of the correlation of the rate of uptake of I131 in the thyroid with the clinic ci evaluation of thyroid function as determined by history, physical examination and other laboratory procedures. It has become conventional to study the concentration of 1131 in the thyroid as a function of time and to relate this to the clinical estimate of thyroid function. The maximum concentration ... |
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