The Slow Food movement, since 1985, has been drawing more and more western people’s attention to ‘good, clean, and fair’ food standards and the preservation of local culture and businesses (Slow Food, 2014). The idea has ...

Leisure can provide a central context for the core adolescent issue of identity development. Given the importance of leisure in adolescents’ lives, it is imperative to understand the constraints to leisure and possible ...

The chronic intake and myocardial incorporation of n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA), particularly docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3, DHA), is believed to protect against ischemia-reperfusion injury, possibly through ...

The human genome project has allowed for the rapid identification of a large number of protein families based on similarities in their genetic sequences. The acyl-glycerol phosphate acyltransferase (AGPAT) family of enzymes ...

Fall-related hip fractures are a substantial public health issue. Unfortunately, little is known about whether the effective stiffness of the pelvis, a critical component governing impact force during lateral falls, differs ...

Skeletal muscle is a unique tissue composed of multinucleated, post-mitotic fibers. Despite its post-mitotic nature, skeletal muscle has an astounding ability to regenerate after injury largely thanks to muscle-specific ...

How the perceived timing of sensory events changes during a fall is relatively unknown. Common anecdotal reports suggest that people often report distortions in their perception of time with very little recollection of ...

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer patients typically present with impaired glucose metabolism at diagnosis. Given that increased fat mass and decreased lean mass develop throughout the treatment trajectory and into survivorship, ...

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the role of the Good Shepherd, a Catholic charitable organization, in the lives of those involved in it. Data collection methods consisted of semi-structured ...

Learning does occur at camp, but what kind of learning? And do what participants learn at camp transfer to other parts of a young persons’ life after the camp experience? This evaluation research study was designed to ...