An easy-to-make,healthy,delectable milk dessert双皮奶:美食史上的又一次偶然造就了顺滑爽口的夏日甜点At rue lover of food has two stomachs:one for the main course and one for dessert.By Western standards,Chinese cuisine ...An easy-to-make,healthy,delectable milk dessert双皮奶:美食史上的又一次偶然造就了顺滑爽口的夏日甜点At rue lover of food has two stomachs:one for the main course and one for dessert.By Western standards,Chinese cuisine offers relatively few sweet,devilish delights,lacking the likes of cheesecake and chocolate fondue.But,the Chinese revel in a small multitude of other desserts,one of which is shuangpinai(双皮奶,double-layered milk)。展开更多
Legend has it that at a banquet celebrating the success of King Wu of Zhou’s expedition against the tyrant King of the State of Shang during 1 B.C., a chef prepared Eight-Treasure Rice Pudding to symbolize the eight ...Legend has it that at a banquet celebrating the success of King Wu of Zhou’s expedition against the tyrant King of the State of Shang during 1 B.C., a chef prepared Eight-Treasure Rice Pudding to symbolize the eight warriors who had performed great feats.Soft,sweet and bright in color,preparation is simple. Ingredients:展开更多
Objective:The study aimed to determine the overall predictive value of alarm features in diagnosing upper Gastrointestinal(GI)malignancies and significant endoscopic findings among patients undergoing elective Esophag...Objective:The study aimed to determine the overall predictive value of alarm features in diagnosing upper Gastrointestinal(GI)malignancies and significant endoscopic findings among patients undergoing elective Esophagogastroduodenoscopy(EGD)at Tikur Anbessa Special Hospital(TASH)and Adera Medical Centre(AMC).Methods:It was an institution-based cross-sectional study conducted on patients undergoing elective endoscopy for an upper GI complaint from July to September 2022.Data was collected from patient charts,and biopsies were taken for histologic confirmation.The study assessed the association of alarm symptoms and signs with significant upper gastrointestinal(UGI)endoscopic findings and malignancies.Results:142 patients were selected,with an average age of 48.35 and 52.1% being male.Epigastric pain was the most common reason for an endoscopy.62% of patients had at least one alarm feature,the most common being unexplained weight loss and UGI bleeding.The study found a strong association between the presence of alarm features,significant endoscopic findings,and UGI malignancies.The pooled sensitivity and specificity of any alarm feature for any significant finding were 79% and 64.9%,respectively,and for malignancy,100% and 39.7%,respectively.The presence of the alarm feature was associated with an increase of 6.801 in the odds of developing SEF and an increase of 4.199 in the odds of developing malignancy.Conclusions:UGI alarm symptoms and signs like an abdominal mass,persistent vomiting,dysphagia,and UGI bleeding are predictive of significant endoscopic findings and malignancies.Hence,EGD should be done and suspicious lesions should be biopsied early,regardless of gender,age,or duration of symptoms.展开更多
The increasing pressure from consumers and policy makers to reduce the use of synthetic polymers,whose production contributes to the depletion of non-renewable resources and are usually non-biodegradable,has prompted ...The increasing pressure from consumers and policy makers to reduce the use of synthetic polymers,whose production contributes to the depletion of non-renewable resources and are usually non-biodegradable,has prompted the efforts to find suitable bio-based sources for the production of polymers.Vegetable oils have been a frequently spotted in this search because they are versatile,highly available and a low cost liquid biosource,which can be used in the synthesis of a wide plethora of different polymers and reactive monomers.Following the same idea of reducing the environmental stress,the traditional polyurethanes that are soluble in organic solvents have been targeted for replacement,particularly in applications such as adhesives and coatings,in which the solvent is released to the atmosphere increasing the air pollution.Instead,waterborne polyurethanes(WBPU),which are polyurethane dispersions(PUD)prepared in aqueous media,release benign water to the atmosphere during use as supported or self-standing films for different applications.In this brief review,the contributions to the development of WBPUs based on vegetable oils are discussed,focusing mainly on the contributions of the last decade.The synthesis of ionic and nonionic PUDs,their characterization and the properties of the resulting dried materials,as well as derived composite materials are considered.展开更多
PUD是住宅单元规划开发(Planned Unit Development)的英文缩写,是指"计划单元综合开发"模式。随着我国城市化进程的加速以及城市空间的不断拓展,新区建设已成为城市发展的重要课题,住宅则更是重中之重。我国新区住宅的发展历...PUD是住宅单元规划开发(Planned Unit Development)的英文缩写,是指"计划单元综合开发"模式。随着我国城市化进程的加速以及城市空间的不断拓展,新区建设已成为城市发展的重要课题,住宅则更是重中之重。我国新区住宅的发展历史还不是很长,但发展迅猛令世界惊叹,借鉴与学习国外先进的管理经验和规划方案就变得十分可取。展开更多
文摘An easy-to-make,healthy,delectable milk dessert双皮奶:美食史上的又一次偶然造就了顺滑爽口的夏日甜点At rue lover of food has two stomachs:one for the main course and one for dessert.By Western standards,Chinese cuisine offers relatively few sweet,devilish delights,lacking the likes of cheesecake and chocolate fondue.But,the Chinese revel in a small multitude of other desserts,one of which is shuangpinai(双皮奶,double-layered milk)。
文摘Legend has it that at a banquet celebrating the success of King Wu of Zhou’s expedition against the tyrant King of the State of Shang during 1 B.C., a chef prepared Eight-Treasure Rice Pudding to symbolize the eight warriors who had performed great feats.Soft,sweet and bright in color,preparation is simple. Ingredients:
文摘Objective:The study aimed to determine the overall predictive value of alarm features in diagnosing upper Gastrointestinal(GI)malignancies and significant endoscopic findings among patients undergoing elective Esophagogastroduodenoscopy(EGD)at Tikur Anbessa Special Hospital(TASH)and Adera Medical Centre(AMC).Methods:It was an institution-based cross-sectional study conducted on patients undergoing elective endoscopy for an upper GI complaint from July to September 2022.Data was collected from patient charts,and biopsies were taken for histologic confirmation.The study assessed the association of alarm symptoms and signs with significant upper gastrointestinal(UGI)endoscopic findings and malignancies.Results:142 patients were selected,with an average age of 48.35 and 52.1% being male.Epigastric pain was the most common reason for an endoscopy.62% of patients had at least one alarm feature,the most common being unexplained weight loss and UGI bleeding.The study found a strong association between the presence of alarm features,significant endoscopic findings,and UGI malignancies.The pooled sensitivity and specificity of any alarm feature for any significant finding were 79% and 64.9%,respectively,and for malignancy,100% and 39.7%,respectively.The presence of the alarm feature was associated with an increase of 6.801 in the odds of developing SEF and an increase of 4.199 in the odds of developing malignancy.Conclusions:UGI alarm symptoms and signs like an abdominal mass,persistent vomiting,dysphagia,and UGI bleeding are predictive of significant endoscopic findings and malignancies.Hence,EGD should be done and suspicious lesions should be biopsied early,regardless of gender,age,or duration of symptoms.
基金the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(CONICET,Argentina)(PIP 20170100677)the Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica(FONCYT)(PICT-2017-1318)the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata(UNMdP,15/G557,ING561/19)and to the Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires(CIC)and the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional(UTN)for their financial support.
文摘The increasing pressure from consumers and policy makers to reduce the use of synthetic polymers,whose production contributes to the depletion of non-renewable resources and are usually non-biodegradable,has prompted the efforts to find suitable bio-based sources for the production of polymers.Vegetable oils have been a frequently spotted in this search because they are versatile,highly available and a low cost liquid biosource,which can be used in the synthesis of a wide plethora of different polymers and reactive monomers.Following the same idea of reducing the environmental stress,the traditional polyurethanes that are soluble in organic solvents have been targeted for replacement,particularly in applications such as adhesives and coatings,in which the solvent is released to the atmosphere increasing the air pollution.Instead,waterborne polyurethanes(WBPU),which are polyurethane dispersions(PUD)prepared in aqueous media,release benign water to the atmosphere during use as supported or self-standing films for different applications.In this brief review,the contributions to the development of WBPUs based on vegetable oils are discussed,focusing mainly on the contributions of the last decade.The synthesis of ionic and nonionic PUDs,their characterization and the properties of the resulting dried materials,as well as derived composite materials are considered.
文摘PUD是住宅单元规划开发(Planned Unit Development)的英文缩写,是指"计划单元综合开发"模式。随着我国城市化进程的加速以及城市空间的不断拓展,新区建设已成为城市发展的重要课题,住宅则更是重中之重。我国新区住宅的发展历史还不是很长,但发展迅猛令世界惊叹,借鉴与学习国外先进的管理经验和规划方案就变得十分可取。
