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Provenance of heavy and clay minerals in bottom sediments of Green Lake, an Amazonian fluvial lake in Brazil

Acta amaz; 50 (2), 2020
Studies on provenance of minerals in Amazonian rivers focus mostly on suspended sediments, while processes that control bottom-sediment production and distribution are still little known. We determined the provenance of the bottom sediments of Green Lake, a micro-basin draining into the Tapajós River, i...

Estudio de la bioaccesibilidad in vitro de zinc en arroz (oryza sativa) y su relación con el contenido de ácido fitico

Rev. chil. nutr; 47 (2), 2020
La bioaccesibilidad de un nutriente en un alimento sirve para determinar la calidad nutricional de éste para el consumo humano. El arroz es uno de los alimentos más importantes en la dieta por su gran aporte calórico y nutricional. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la bioaccesibilidad in vitro ...

Valores de referencia de analitos en orina en la edad pediatrica

La deteccion de trastornos metabolicos minerales puede explicar diversas anomalias fisiologicas que exigen para su interpretacion la comparacion con valores de referencia validados. El objetivo de este trabajo fue la determinacion de valores de referencia en la poblacion infantil uruguaya, de los analito...

Nutrientes y alimentos en la esclerosis múltiple
Nutrients and foods in multiple sclerosis. Abstract

Arch. latinoam. nutr; 70 (1), 2020
La alimentación influye en la mejora de la sintomatología de cualquier enfermedad, incluida la esclerosis múltiple (EM),la cual, se caracteriza por un proceso inflamatorio crónico, autoinmune del sistema nervioso central generando situaciones como inflamación, alteraciones; digestivas y mentales, di...

Agrupación nutricional de las frutas y hortalizas en Venezuela
Nutritional grouping of fruits and vegetables in Venezuela

An. venez. nutr; 33 (1), 2020
La falta de una clasificación única para las frutas y hortalizas (FyH) representa un reto al establecer recomendaciones o realizar evaluaciones de su consumo. Por ello, este estudio tiene como objetivo examinar la agrupación de las FyH en Venezuela, considerando únicamente su composición nutricional...

Does Dairy Liquid Manure Complementary to Mineral Fertilization Increase Grain Yield Due to Changes in Soil Fertility?

Braz. arch. biol. technol; 63 (spe), 2020
Abstract The main destination of manure is the application to croplands near livestock farms as nutrient source to enhance crop production. The aim of this study was to define the dairy liquid manure (DLM) dose, complementary to the mineral fertilizer, for higher crops yield, in rotation black oat-maize-...

Increasing the Productive Potential of an Ultisol using Cover Crops and Organic and Mineral Fertilization

Braz. arch. biol. technol; 63 (spe), 2020
Abstract The occupation of sandy soils in Brazil has occurred with poor adoption of management technology, which has caused its degradation. The recovery of organic matter, particularly when growing annual plants and cover crops, with mulch residue allows the maintenance of the productive potential of th...

Regional drinking water composition effects on hip fracture risk: a spatial analysis of nationwide hospital admissions in Portugal, from 2000 to 2010

Saúde Soc; 29 (2), 2020
Abstract Geographical variation on hip fractures (HF) may be related to the geographical variation of drinking water composition (DWC); minerals in drinking water may contribute to its fragility. We aim to investigate the effects of DWC on HF risk in Portugal (2000-2010). From National Hospital Discharge...

Pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita maxima): a review of functional attributes and by-products

Rev. chil. nutr; 46 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT The need to obtain nutritious foods from new sources and lower waste in industry has created a high interest in studying different parts of plants or foods that today are considered waste, but could be considered by-products with high nutritional value with potential use in human diets. Pumpkin ...

Substituition of urea for soybean meal and forced intake of minerals on the performance of growing crossbred calves

Forty eight crossbred calves, 24 males and 24 females, with weight and age of 203.6±3.7kg and 11.8±1.0 months were allotted to the following treatments: MT- mineral salt ad libitum and sugar cane mixed with 10g kg-1 mixture of urea and ammonium sulfate in a 9:1 proportion; MA - sugar cane mixed with 16...