Maternal Diet in Rural Costa Rica: Identifying Cultural Norms and Changing Trends With Implications for the Developmental Origins of Obesity-Related Disorders

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Cantor
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Maternal Diet ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Developmental Origins ◽  
Changing Trends

Female reproductive tract fluids: composition, mechanism of formation and potential role in the developmental origins of health and disease

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry J. Leese ◽  
Sasha A. Hugentobler ◽  
Susan M. Gray ◽  
Dermot G. Morris ◽  
Roger G. Sturmey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Reproductive Tract ◽  
Maternal Diet ◽  
Female Reproductive Tract ◽  
Developmental Origins ◽  
Mammalian Embryo ◽  
Healthy Pregnancy ◽  
Early Embryos ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Uptake Of Nutrients

The oviduct and uterus provide the environments for the earliest stages of mammalian embryo development. However, little is known about the mechanisms that underlie the formation of oviduct and uterine fluids, or the extent to which the supply of nutrients via these reproductive tract tissues matches the nutrient requirements of early embryos. After reviewing our limited knowledge of these phenomena, a new experimental paradigm is proposed in which the epithelia lining the endosalpinx and endometrium are seen as the final components in a supply line that links maternal diet at one end and embryo uptake of nutrients at the other. When considered in this way, the oviduct and uterine epithelia become, for a few days, potentially the most critical maternal tissues in the establishment of a healthy pregnancy. In fulfilling this ‘gatekeeper’ role, female reproductive tract fluids have a key role in the ‘developmental origins of health and disease’ concept.

scholarly journals Developmental Origins of Cardiometabolic Diseases: Role of the Maternal Diet

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
João H. Costa-Silva ◽  
Aiany C. Simões-Alves ◽  
Mariana P. Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Diet ◽  
Developmental Origins ◽  
Cardiometabolic Diseases

scholarly journals A Study of Changing Trends in Potential Life-Partner Selection

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 2345-2354
Author(s):  
Dr Amena Zehra Ali ◽  
Dr. Anjum Ara Jehangir ◽  
Dr. Rakhshanda T. Hussain ◽  
Ms. Sheeza Rizwan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Partner Selection ◽  
Mate Preference ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
Pakistani Population ◽  
Important Decision ◽  
Changing Trends ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Definition Of

Marriage is an important institution that upholds society’s values. Thus an important decision for any adult is to select appropriate life partner. The definition of appropriateness is largely influenced by cultural norms and values. This research was conducted to study trends in potential mate preference characteristics of the Pakistani population. To attain the aforementioned objective, an archival research was conducted. Data was collected from Sunday matrimonial sections of two most widely read newspapers (Daily Jung and Daily Dawn). Entire data was drawn for 3 decades (i.e., 1980 – 2009). The requirements for to-be bride and to-be grooms were noted. Result showed that in both newspapers, Physical attractiveness in to-be brides was the top sought feature in three decades, whereas for to-be grooms, working or being educated were the most required traits. It shows that most of the requirements remained same, still few changes were noted within the three decades.

Identification of Maize Rayado Fino Virus by Immunoelectron Microscopy

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 636-637
Author(s):  
O. E. Bradfute
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Zea Mays ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Rabbit Serum ◽  
Normal Rabbit Serum ◽  
Virus Particles ◽  
Far North ◽  
Maize Rayado Fino Virus ◽  
Antibody Coating

Maize rayado fino virus (MRFV) causes a severe disease of corn (Zea mays) in many locations throughout the neotropics and as far north as southern U.S. MRFV particles detected by direct electron microscopy of negatively stained sap from infected leaves are not necessarily distinguishable from many other small isometric viruses infecting plants (Fig. 1).Immunosorbent trapping of virus particles on antibody-coated grids and the antibody coating or decoration of trapped virus particles, was used to confirm the identification of MRFV. Antiserum to MRFV was supplied by R. Gamez (Centro de Investigacion en Biologia Celular y Molecular, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, Costa Rica).Virus particles, appearing as a continuous lawn, were trapped on grids coated with MRFV antiserum (Fig. 2-4). In contrast, virus particles were infrequently found on grids not exposed to antiserum or grids coated with normal rabbit serum (similar to Fig. 1). In Fig. 3, the appearance of the virus particles (isometric morphology, 30 nm diameter, stain penetration of some particles, and morphological subunits in other particles) is characteristic of negatively stained MRFV particles. Decoration or coating of these particles with MRFV antiserum confirms their identification as MRFV (Fig. 4).

New Liberal Maternal Diet Policy to Avert Atopy

Ob Gyn News ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
BRUCE K. DIXON
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Diet

Social representations of human rights violations: Further evidence

2001 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Clémence ◽  
Thierry Devos ◽  
Willem Doise
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Questionnaire Study ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
High Tolerance ◽  
Individual Actions

Social representations of human rights violations were investigated in a questionnaire study conducted in five countries (Costa Rica, France, Italy, Romania, and Switzerland) (N = 1239 young people). We were able to show that respondents organize their understanding of human rights violations in similar ways across nations. At the same time, systematic variations characterized opinions about human rights violations, and the structure of these variations was similar across national contexts. Differences in definitions of human rights violations were identified by a cluster analysis. A broader definition was related to critical attitudes toward governmental and institutional abuses of power, whereas a more restricted definition was rooted in a fatalistic conception of social reality, approval of social regulations, and greater tolerance for institutional infringements of privacy. An atypical definition was anchored either in a strong rejection of social regulations or in a strong condemnation of immoral individual actions linked with a high tolerance for governmental interference. These findings support the idea that contrasting definitions of human rights coexist and that these definitions are underpinned by a set of beliefs regarding the relationships between individuals and institutions.

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