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Dialysis dose in acute kidney injury and chronic dialysis
(2010)The major function of the kidneys is to remove metabolic waste products. Patients with acute kidney injury, especially in the context of multiple-organ failure, are often highly catabolic, and hence have increased production ... -
Diameter effect on the heat transfer of supercritical hydrocarbon fuel in horizontal tubes under turbulent conditions
(2018-04-01)This article presented a numerical investigation of supercritical heat transfer of the hydrocarbon fuel in a series of horizontal tubes with different diameters. The Reynolds averaging equations of mass, momentum and energy ... -
Dickens goes to war : David Copperfield at His Majesty's Theatre, 1914
(2014-07)As a powerful symbol of education, culture, and "Englishness," Dickens had a busy time during the First World War. He was available as a cultural icon whose spirit and authority could be invoked for uses beyond the literary. ... -
Dictionary Dressings
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Did globular clusters contribute to the stellar population of the Galactic halo?
(2016-05-09)The origin of Galactic halo stars and the contribution of globular clusters (GC) to this stellar population have long been (and still are) debated. The discovery of multiple stellar populations with peculiar chemical ... -
Did the Solar system form in a sequential triggered star formation event?
(2015-12-18)The presence and abundance of the short-lived radioisotopes (SLRs) 26Al and 60Fe during the formation of the Solar system is difficult to explain unless the Sun formed in the vicinity of one or more massive star(s) that ... -
Diet and physical activity after liver transplant: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to following advice
(2021-10-30)Background: Liver transplant recipients are given diet and physical activity advice to aid recovery and promote long-term health. The present study aimed to explore patients’ experiences of receiving and implementing diet ... -
Diet and Refsum's disease : The determination of phytanic acid and phytol in certain foods and the application of this knowledge to the choice of suitable convenience foods for patients with Refsum's disease
(1993-08)One hundred and fifty-one foods were analysed for phytanic acid and 57 foods for free phytol. Foods analysed included examples from all major food groups, beverages and confectionery. No significant amount of phytanic acid ... -
Diet quality and the influence of social and physical factors on food consumption and nutrient intake in materially deprived older people
(2011-04)Background/Objectives: To investigate the influence of social and physical factors on diet quality in materially deprived (low income) older people in the United Kingdom. Subjects/Methods: A diet quality index was obtained ... -
Diet Quality Index for older adults (DQI-65) : development and use in predicting adherence to dietary recommendations and health markers in the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey
(2021-12-22)Diet quality indexes (DQIs) are useful tools for assessing diet quality in relation to health and guiding delivery of personalised nutritional advice, however existing DQIs are limited in their applicability to older adults ... -
Dietary advice and collaborative working : Do health care professionals have a role?
(2013)Introduction: Long term health conditions either wholly or partly diet-related continue to increase both nationally and internationally. Health care professionals (HCPs) have a key role to play in the management of patients ... -
Dietary Advice and Collaborative Working : Do Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals Other Than Dietitians Have a Role?
(2015-02-12)Long term health conditions either wholly or partly diet-related continue to increase. Although pharmacists and allied health professionals (AHPs) have a role in the management of patients with long term conditions, there ... -
Dietary determinants of childhood obesity : the role of the family
(2008)The article reviews the evidence regarding the role of the family in determining dietary risk factors for childhood obesity. The factors that may contribute to the association between healthy eating habits and dining with ... -
A Dietary Feedback System for the Delivery of Consistent Personalized Dietary Advice in the Web-Based Multicenter Food4Me Study
(2016-06-30)BACKGROUND: Despite numerous healthy eating campaigns, the prevalence of diets high in saturated fatty acids, sugar, and salt and low in fiber, fruit, and vegetables remains high. With more people than ever accessing the ... -
Dietary flavonoids as neuroprotective agents
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Dietary Habits and Participant-Led Adaptations to Diet for Pain Management in Fibromyalgia Sufferers: a Cross-Sectional Study
(2021-05-27)Abstract Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterised by chronic widespread pain that has been present for more than 3 months and can be elicited by palpitation of specific touch points. It is associated with a wide range ... -
Dietary health in the context of poverty and uncertainty around the social determinants of health
(2021-10-04)Lower household income has been consistently associated with poorer diet quality and poorer dietary health outcomes. Households experiencing poverty find themselves unable to afford enough food, and the food that they can ... -
Dietary intake, nutritional status and mental wellbeing of homeless adults in Reading, UK
(2017-11-29)Malnutrition has been reported in the homeless, yet the specific nutritional issues faced by each homeless community are unclear. This is in part due to nutrient intake often being compared to dietary reference values as ... -
Dietary management of gallstones: future possibilities
(2021-12-14)Gallstones are common and affect up to 20% of adults overall. The prevalence is increasing with rising levels of obesity and aging populations.2 Although many people with gallstones are asymptomatic and the overall mortality ...