PubAg

Main content area

You searched for: Publication Year 2016 Remove constraint Publication Year: 2016 Source 2016 v.8 no.10 Remove constraint Source: 2016 v.8 no.10 Text Availability Citation in PubAg Remove constraint Text Availability: Citation in PubAg
Start Over

Search

349  Search Results

« Previous | 1 - 20 of 349 |
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. Association of MTHFR, SLC19A1 Genetic Polymorphism, Serum Folate, Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> and Hcy Status with Cognitive Functions in Chinese Adults

Author:
Cai, Can; Xiao, Rong; Van Halm-Lutterodt, Nicholas; Zhen, Jie; Huang, Xiaochen; Xu, Yao; Chen, Shuying; Yuan, Linhong
Source:
Nutrients 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
blood serum; cognition; elderly; enzymes; folic acid; genetic polymorphism; genotype; genotyping; homocysteine; memory; nutritional status; polymerase chain reaction; questionnaires
Abstract:
... Background/Aim: Studies have indicated a relationship between either gene polymorphism or in vivo B vitamins’ nutritional status with cognition in the elderly. However, the combined effects of MTHFR and SLC19A1gene polymorphism with serum folate and vitamin B12 levels on cognition in Chinese adult population remain unclear. Methods: Demographic information of 426 Chinese adults aged fro ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu8100665

2. Dynamic Group Management Scheme for Sustainable and Secure Information Sensing in IoT

Author:
Kim, Hyungjoo; Kang, Jungho
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
Internet; arithmetics; data collection; energy; energy resources; protocols
Abstract:
... The services provided to users in the environment associated with the Internet of Things (hereinafter referred to as IoT) begin with the information collected from sensors. It is imperative to transmit high-quality sensor data for providing better services. It is also required to collect data only from those authenticated sensors. Moreover, it is imperative to collect high-quality data on a sustai ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101081

3. ESG Issues among Fund Managers—Factors and Motives

Author:
Przychodzen, Justyna; Gómez-Bezares, Fernando; Przychodzen, Wojciech; Larreina, Mikel
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
decision making; finance; governance; managers; risk; surveys; wages and remuneration
Abstract:
... This paper investigates the motives, behavior, and characteristics shaping mutual fund managers’ willingness to incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues into investment decision making. Using survey evidence from fund managers from five different countries, we demonstrate that this predisposition is the stronger, the shorter their average forecasting horizon and the higher the ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101078

4. Governance Regime Factors Conducive to Innovation Uptake in Urban Water Management: Experiences from Europe

Author:
Rouillard, Josselin; Vidaurre, Rodrigo; Brouwer, Stijn; Damman, Sigrid; Ponce, Alberto Antorán; Gerner, Nadine V.; Riegels, Niels; Termes, Montserrat
Source:
Water 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
case studies; drinking; governance; hydrologic cycle; infrastructure; interviews; politics; technology; wastewater; water management; Europe
Abstract:
... Innovative ways to manage the urban water cycle are required to deal with an ageing drinking and waste water infrastructure and new societal imperatives. This paper examines the influence of water governance in enabling transformations and technological innovation uptake in urban water management. A governance assessment framework is developed and applied in three case-studies, examining different ...
DOI:
10.3390/w8100477

5. Income Diversification: A Strategy for Rural Region Risk Management

Author:
Wan, Jinhong; Li, Ruoxi; Wang, Wenxin; Liu, Zhongmei; Chen, Bizhen
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
drought; households; income; livelihood; risk; risk management; rural areas; semiarid zones; social welfare; China
Abstract:
... Recent literature shows that income diversification is an important strategy for rural households to manage drought risk in arid and semiarid regions. This article examines whether income diversification can help rural households to overcome the adverse impact of drought in Northern China. Based on field interview data from 291 rural households in 13 townships of Northern China, we found that rura ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101064

6. Model of Chinese Household Kitchen Waste Separation Behavior: A Case Study in Beijing City

Author:
Yuan, Yalin; Nomura, Hisako; Takahashi, Yoshifumi; Yabe, Mitsuyasu
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
case studies; kitchen waste; models; municipal solid waste; psychosocial factors; recycling; structural equation modeling; variance; China
Abstract:
... High participation rates by the public in authority projects are key in increasing resident recycling levels. Understanding waste separation behavior is crucial to achieving sustainable waste management within such household-based schemes. To identify the driving forces behind the seldom-discussed kitchen garbage separation behavior, five psychological factors, namely, attitude, perceived behavior ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101083

7. Thermoeconomic Analysis and Optimization of a New Combined Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Recompression Brayton/Kalina Cycle

Author:
S. Mahmoudi, S. Mohammad; D. Akbari, Ata; Rosen, Marc A.
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
carbon dioxide; computer software; economic analysis; electric power; engineering; equations; exergy; heat
Abstract:
... A new combined supercritical CO2 recompression Brayton/Kalina cycle (SCRB/KC) is proposed. In the proposed system, waste heat from a supercritical CO2 recompression Brayton cycle (SCRBC) is recovered by a Kalina cycle (KC) to generate additional electrical power. The performances of the two cycles are simulated and compared using mass, energy and exergy balances of the overal ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101079

8. Vitamin D and Calcium Intakes, Physical Activity, and Calcaneus BMC among School-Going 13-Year Old Malaysian Adolescents

Author:
Suriawati, A. A.; Majid, Hazreen Abdul; Al-Sadat, Nabilla; Mohamed, Mohd Nahar Azmi; Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid
Source:
Nutrients 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
adolescents; anthropometric measurements; bone health; calcium; cohort studies; computer software; databases; densitometers; energy; females; food composition; food intake; mineral content; nutrient content; nutrient intake; physical activity; regression analysis; secondary education; skeletal development; ultrasonics; vitamin D; Malaysia; Singapore
Abstract:
... Background: Dietary calcium and vitamin D are essential for bone development. Apart from diet, physical activity may potentially improve and sustain bone health. Objective: To investigate the relationship between the dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D, physical activity, and bone mineral content (BMC) in 13-year-old Malaysian adolescents. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Selected public seco ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu8100666

9. A Mapping of Marine Biodiversity Research Trends and Collaboration in the East Asia Region from 1996–2015

Author:
Kim, Jungjoon; Lee, Sangpil; Shim, We; Kang, Jongseok
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; aquaculture; bibliometric analysis; biodiversity; coasts; issues and policy; marine ecosystems; oceans; China; Japan; South Korea
Abstract:
... Many countries define policies to manage oceans and coastal areas in order to utilize marine ecosystems strategically. When we reviewed the strategies and policies of various countries in relation to ocean sustainability, we found that biodiversity preservation is a key issue for policies related to sustainable marine development. We investigated the research trends and collaboration status of Chi ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101075

10. Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Model to Investigate Purchase Intention of Green Products among Thai Consumers

Author:
Maichum, Kamonthip; Parichatnon, Surakiat; Peng, Ke-Chung
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
consumer attitudes; developing countries; ecosystem services; education; environmental knowledge; models; purchasing; structural equation modeling; Thailand
Abstract:
... Green products are among the widely used products worldwide due to their environmental benefits. However, information on the consumers’ purchase intention towards green products in developing countries, such as Thailand, is lacking. This study aims to investigate Thai consumers who are aged over 18 years, and whose base education is high school, on purchase intention for green products by using an ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101077

11. Association between Low Dietary Protein Intake and Geriatric Nutrition Risk Index in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study

Author:
Kiuchi, Aki; Ohashi, Yasushi; Tai, Reibin; Aoki, Toshiyuki; Mizuiri, Sonoo; Ogura, Toyoko; Aikawa, Atsushi; Sakai, Ken
Source:
Nutrients 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
body mass index; cohort studies; confidence interval; diet counseling; dietary protein; glomerular filtration rate; kidney diseases; low protein diet; malnutrition; mortality; nitrogen; nutrition risk assessment; nutritional status; patients; protein intake; proteinuria; serum albumin
Abstract:
... Reduced dietary protein intake in malnourished patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes, which may mask any efficacy of a low-protein diet. The study included 126 patients with CKD who attended a dedicated dietary counseling clinic in 2005–2009 and were systematically followed until January 2015. Of these patients, 20 (15.9%) had moderate or sever ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu8100662

12. Consumers’ Attitude toward Sustainable Food Products: Ingredients vs. Packaging

Author:
Seo, Soyoung; Ahn, Hee-Kyung; Jeong, Jaeseok; Moon, Junghoon
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
analysis of covariance; analysis of variance; environmental protection; foods; ingredients; packaging; pollution; prices; willingness to pay
Abstract:
... The availability of and preference for eco-friendly products have increased; however, understanding of sustainable products is still insufficient because most studies have been focused only on organic products. The availability and understanding of organic products are high, but not complete. With regards to environmental protection, it is important to focus not only on the eco-friendly ingredient ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101073

13. Does Human Milk Modulate Body Composition in Late Preterm Infants at Term-Corrected Age?

Author:
Giannì, Maria Lorella; Consonni, Dario; Liotto, Nadia; Roggero, Paola; Morlacchi, Laura; Piemontese, Pasqua; Menis, Camilla; Mosca, Fabio
Source:
Nutrients 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
breast feeding; breast milk; children at risk; confidence interval; densitometry; health care workers; infant feeding; infants; lean body mass; premature birth; regression analysis
Abstract:
... (1) Background: Late preterm infants account for the majority of preterm births and are at risk of altered body composition. Because body composition modulates later health outcomes and human milk is recommended as the normal method for infant feeding, we sought to investigate whether human milk feeding in early life can modulate body composition development in late preterm infants; (2) Methods: N ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu8100664

14. Assessing Variation in Water Balance Components in Mountainous Inland River Basin Experiencing Climate Change

Author:
Yin, Zhenliang; Feng, Qi; Zou, Songbing; Yang, Linshan
Source:
Water 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
Soil and Water Assessment Tool model; alpine meadows; climate change; forest land; glaciers; grasses; groundwater flow; landscapes; mountains; planning; runoff; subwatersheds; temperature; water management; China
Abstract:
... Quantification of the changes of water balance components is significant for water resource assessment and management. This paper employed the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model to estimate the water balance in a mountainous watershed in northwest China at different spatial scales over the past half century. The results showed that both Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) and determination co ...
DOI:
10.3390/w8100472

15. Assessment of Drought Impact on Main Cereal Crops Using a Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index in Liaoning Province, China

Author:
Chen, Taotao; Xia, Guimin; Liu, Tiegang; Chen, Wei; Chi, Daocai
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
agricultural productivity; atmospheric precipitation; corn; crop production; developmental stages; drought; drying; evapotranspiration; global warming; grain crops; irrigation; millets; rice; socioeconomic development; soybeans; temperature; China
Abstract:
... Global warming has resulted in increasingly frequent and severe drought and/or precipitation events. Severe drought limits crop water availability and impacts agricultural productivity and socioeconomic development. To quantify drought-induced yield loss during the main crop stages in Liaoning province, China, aspects of drought episodes (magnitude, duration, and frequency) were investigated durin ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101069

16. Comparison of Cultivated Landscape Changes under Different Management Modes: A Case Study in Sanjiang Plain

Author:
Yan, Fengqin; Zhang, Shuwen; Kuang, Wenhui; Du, Guoming; Chen, Jing; Liu, Xingtu; Yu, Lingxue; Yang, Chaobin
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
Landsat; case studies; decision making; land use and land cover maps; landscapes; paddies; remote sensing; sustainable development
Abstract:
... Understanding the historical change of agricultural landscape patterns is the basis for promoting the sustainable development of cultivated land, as well as appropriate decision-making. In order to analyze spatio-temporal changes of cultivated land in Sanjiang Plain, from 1985–2015, Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Operational Land Imager (OLI) were used to reconstruct satellite data of land use a ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101071

17. Decision Making Process for Constructing Low-Energy Buildings in the Public Housing Sector in Sweden

Author:
Wahlström, Åsa; Berggren, Björn; Florell, Josefin; Nygren, Rickard; Sundén, Thomas
Source:
Sustainability 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
buildings; business enterprises; decision making; energy efficiency; motivation; public housing; risk; Sweden
Abstract:
... The built environment accounts for a significant share of energy consumption and energy efficiency in this sector is important for the Swedish environmental objectives. Only a limited share of the total new construction of multifamily houses are constructed as low-energy buildings. Current building regulations lay down requirements for energy efficiency for new construction, and these will be tigh ...
DOI:
10.3390/su8101072

18. Effect of <em>Bifidobacterium breve</em> on the Intestinal Microbiota of Coeliac Children on a Gluten Free Diet: A Pilot Study

Author:
Quagliariello, Andrea; Aloisio, Irene; Bozzi Cionci, Nicole; Luiselli, Donata; D’Auria, Giuseppe; Martinez-Priego, Llúcia; Pérez-Villarroya, David; Langerholc, Tomaž; Primec, Maša; Mičetić-Turk, Dušanka; Di Gioia, Diana
Source:
Nutrients 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
Bacteroides fragilis; Bifidobacterium breve; Clostridium; DNA; Euryarchaeota; Lactobacillus brevis; anti-inflammatory activity; celiac disease; children; dietary supplements; feces; genes; gliadin; gluten-free foods; intestinal microorganisms; intestines; peptides; placebos; probiotics; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal RNA; taxonomy; toxicity
Abstract:
... Coeliac disease (CD) is associated with alterations of the intestinal microbiota. Although several Bifidobacterium strains showed anti-inflammatory activity and prevention of toxic gliadin peptides generation in vitro, few data are available on their efficacy when administered to CD subjects. This study evaluated the effect of administration for three months of a food supplement based on two Bifid ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu8100660

19. Estimating Water Footprints of Vegetable Crops: Influence of Growing Season, Solar Radiation Data and Functional Unit

Author:
Roux, Betsie le; van der Laan, Michael; Vahrmeijer, Teunis; Annandale, John G.; Bristow, Keith L.
Source:
Water 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
aquifers; beets; broccoli; cabbage; carrots; composting; crop models; crop residues; data collection; feeds; growing season; irrigation; lettuce; nitrogen; nutritive value; pesticides; phosphates; planting date; pollution load; rain; solar radiation; temperature; vegetable crops; water footprint; water management; water pollution; wind speed
Abstract:
... Water footprint (WF) accounting as proposed by the Water Footprint Network (WFN) can potentially provide important information for water resource management, especially in water scarce countries relying on irrigation to help meet their food requirements. However, calculating accurate WFs of short-season vegetable crops such as carrots, cabbage, beetroot, broccoli and lettuce presented some challen ...
DOI:
10.3390/w8100473

20. Flood Reduction in Urban Drainage Systems: Cooperative Operation of Centralized and Decentralized Reservoirs

Author:
Lee, Eui Hoon; Lee, Yong Sik; Joo, Jin Gul; Jung, Donghwi; Kim, Joong Hoon
Source:
Water 2016 v.8 no.10
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
drainage; drainage systems; monitoring; pumps
Abstract:
... Failure of drainage systems leads to urban flooding; therefore, structural measures such as the installation of additional drainage facilities, including pump stations and detention reservoirs, have been adopted in the past to prevent and mitigate urban flooding. These measures, however, are costly and time consuming. To maximize flood mitigation efficiency, it is essential to also implement non-s ...
DOI:
10.3390/w8100469