What works for Nutrition? Stories of success from Vietnam, Uganda and Kenya

This report discusses the drivers of progress in tackling multiple forms of malnutrition in these three countries: Vietnam, Uganda, and Kenya. It also identifies some of the challenges which pose as barriers to sustaining progress. Finally, it makes recommendations for key stakeholders such as governments of high burden countries, donor governments, development partners, and civil society, on their role to promote further success.

Detailed analysis of data from heat pumps installed via the Renewable Heat Premium Payment Scheme

The RHPP policy provided subsidies for private householders, Registered social landlords and communities to install renewable heat measures in residential properties. Eligible measures included air and ground-source heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal. Around 18,000 heat pumps were installed via this scheme. DECC funded a detailed monitoring campaign, which covered 700 heat pumps (around 4% of the total). The aim of this monitoring campaign was to assess the efficiencies of the heat pumps and to estimate the carbon and bill savings and amount of renewable heat generated. Data was collected from 31/10/2013 to 31/03/2015. This report represents the analysis of this data and represents the most complete and reliable data in-situ residential heat pump performance in the UK to date.

Unesp Ciência, 2012, ano 3, número 29

Revista elaborada pela Assessoria de Comunicação e Imprensa da Reitoria da UNESP

Predicting positive food challenges in children sensitised to peanuts/tree nuts.

BACKGROUND: Children with atopic diseases in early life are frequently found with positive IgE tests to peanuts/tree nuts without a history of previous ingestion. We aimed to identify risk factors for reactions to nuts at first introduction. METHODS: A retrospective case-note and database analysis was performed. Recruitment criteria were: patients aged 3-16 yr who had a standardized food challenge to peanut and/or tree nuts due to sensitisation to the peanut/tree nut (positive spIgE or SPT) without previous consumption. A detailed assessment was performed of factors relating to food challenge outcome with univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: There were 98 food challenges (47 peanut, 51 tree nut) with 29 positive, 67 negative and 2 inconclusive outcomes. A positive maternal history of allergy and a specific IgE >5 kU/l were strongly associated with a significantly increased risk of a positive food challenge (OR 3.73; 95% CI 1.31-10.59; p = 0.013 and OR 3.35; 95% CI 1.23-9.11; p = 0.007, respectively). Adjusting for age, a three year-old with these criteria has a 67% probability of a positive challenge. There was no significant association between types of peanut/tree nut, other food allergies, atopic conditions or severity of previous food reactions and positive challenges. CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated an association between the presence of maternal atopic history and a specific IgE >5 kU/l, with a significant increase in the likelihood of a positive food challenge. Although requiring further prospective validation these easily identifiable components should be considered when deciding the need for a challenge.

Preservación de la anchoveta (engraulis ringens J.) para consumo directo, a bordo de las embarcaciones pesqueras.

Describe las acciones realizadas dentro del marco de mantener o prolongar la calidad de la anchoveta para consumo humano directo, en cual se desarrollaron experiencias de algunos métodos de preservación a bordo de embarcaciones, tales como, preservación de la anchoveta en cajas con hielo en escamas; preservación de la anchoveta en agua de mar refrigerada con hielo (sal), sin y con recirculación, en comparación con una muestra testigo sin preservar, controlándose la frescura de la anchoveta mediante determinaciones físicas, químicas y microbiológicas.

28/2/20 [i.e. 29/2/20], les cheminots [en grève] du P.L.M. au bois de Vincennes : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 58246

[Intérieur de l'] église St Gervais [stèle à la mémoire des victimes du bombardement allemand du 29 mars 1918] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 58699

[Intérieur de l'] église St Gervais [stèle à la mémoire des victimes du bombardement allemand du 29 mars 1918] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 58700

Gobert, Laurentz [29 ou 30/5/20, finale du championnat du monde à Saint-Cloud] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59457

Gobert, Laurentz [29 ou 30-5-20, finale du championnat du monde à Saint-Cloud] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59458

Vue générale, match Gobert, Laurentz, 30-5-20 [i.e. 29-5-20, finale du championnat du monde à Saint-Cloud] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59460

Vue générale, match Gobert, Laurentz, finale du championnat du monde [à Saint-Cloud], 30/5/20 [i. e. 29-05-20] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59461

Gobert, 30/5/20 [i. e. 29-5-20, finale du championnat du monde à Saint-Cloud] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59462