Essays about: "health nutrition"
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1. Estimating Variant Intolerance for Genes of Cattle
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Cattle play a crucial role in providing nutrition and economic stability worldwide. Threats to their health, particularly infectious diseases, and genetic mutations, can have profound implications for both animal and human livelihoods. READ MORE
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2. Påverkan av tid och temperatur vid analys av pH i träckprov från häst
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Mätning av pH i träck är vanligt förekommande i vetenskapliga artiklar om nutrition och magtarmhälsa på häst. Metoderna för mätning av fekalt pH som beskrivs i litteraturen varierar mellan olika studier vilket gör att det finns en efterfrågan av ett mer standardiserat protokoll för mätning av fekalt pH. READ MORE
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3. The state of social media usage to fight malnutrition among children under the age of five years in Tanzania
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : This study has evaluated how Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC), a government institution overseeing nutrition, uses social media to enhance the nutrition literacy of caregivers and parents of children under the age of five years. The study contributes to knowledge on how Tanzania’s resource-constrained health sector’s nutrition communication can benefit from social media by answering the following research questions: Which social media platforms and features does TFNC use to share nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years? What kinds of nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years does TFNC share on social media? How is nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years posted on TFNC social media pages packaged? And, how frequently is nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years repeated on TFNC social media pages? These questions have been answered from a social-behavioral change communication perspective that has combined the Media Ecology Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior. READ MORE
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4. The effect of high pressure homogenization on emulsions containing oat β-glucan : a study of viscosity, stability and molecular weight
University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)Abstract : This master thesis project has been conducted in cooperation with Lantmännen AB who are producers of PromOat® - an oat β-glucan powder concentrate. The main objective of this thesis was to investigate the properties of emulsions containing PromOat® oat β-glucan, focusing on the viscosity, stability, and molecular weight before and after high pressure homogenization (HPH) at pressures of 100, 150 and 200 bars. READ MORE
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5. The Impact of Oat and Fruit Consumption on Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production
University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)Abstract : This study explored the importance of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in maintaining gut health and how different diets affect their levels. Blood plasma and serum samples from mice subjected to two intervention studies on oats and fruits were analysed to determine SCFA concentrations. READ MORE
