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Local 12: Behind the scenes of the Saint Vincent de Paul RetroFittings fashion show
This year’s show, which was previewed by Local 12, presented students with an added challenge, however. The 45 design students who participated were encouraged to choose materials that were not clothing-related. Their creations utilized unique finds such as book pages, puzzle pieces, lampshades, baseball gear, flags, tents, comforters, drapes, Mardi Gras beads, baskets, tablecloths, broken…
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Ian Wilmut, embryologist who helped to produce Dolly the sheep (1944–2023)
Credit: Maurice McDonald/AP via Alamy By cloning Dolly the sheep in 1996, embryologist Ian Wilmut rewrote the biological rule book as well as the playbook for science governance. Wilmut was a top-tier scientist whose self-effacing manner helped him to champion the biosciences for a global audience. But he had plenty of help in his endeavours,…
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Evaluation of the nutrition literacy assessment questionnaire for college students and identification of the influencing factors of their nutrition literacy
Reliability analysis An overall Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.909 was obtained from the reliability analysis. In the questionnaire, internal consistency was determined for obtaining, understanding, and evaluation and application of dietary nutrition information on the questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.887, 0.899, and 0.837, respectively. These values were all above 0.8, suggesting that the…
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News Roundup: October 2023
While the UK CBD industry grappled with the impact of changing Food Standards Agency guidance and the Gov accepting advice on THC levels; World Menopause Day (18th October) brought attention to the role of supplements in managing menopause symptoms, with experts emphasising the need for further scientific research in this area; and the Active Nutrition…
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Help patients make, maintain lifestyle changes by asking ‘why?’
October 30, 2023 2 min watch Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-loading-text="Loading ” data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe Added to email alerts We were unable to process your request.…
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USDA 2022 household food security report finds increasing struggle to afford healthy foods
30 Oct 2023 — While the vast majority of US households, 87.2%, remains food secure, a newly released report by the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) concludes that 12.8% — 17 million US households — were food insecure in 2022, of which 5.1% or 5.1 million, had very low food security. “The 2022 Household Food…
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Supplement startup founder discusses challenges and tips for raising capital
Six-year-young supplement brand YourZooki disrupted the market with its flagship emulsified liquid omega-3 in 2017 and since COVID it has catapulted into an international success, selling a full range of vitamins, minerals and nutrients in the form of emulsified liquids in major retail stores across the globe. School friends Marcus Mollinga and Jack Morrison launched…
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A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing
What are we looking for? One way in which cells adapt diverse functional responses is through context-dependent interactions with their microenvironme 1305 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065 Weill Cornell Medical College-Department of Physiology and Biophysics
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Five Innovation Labs that Research New Routes to Social Justice
As organizations move toward creating more equitable, justice-focused workplaces, a new way of thinking about social justice performance has begun to emerge. Innovation labs, commonly used in the corporate world to engineer pioneering ideas for business strategy, are increasingly being used in the nonprofit and activism sectors to revolutionize social justice practices. With emphases ranging…
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Sports look
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Subject to change ——————– Today ——————– High school volleyball MHSAA Division 1 district tournament, hosted by Petoskey: Gaylord vs. Petoskey, 6 p.m.; Traverse City West at Alpena, 6 p.m. MHSAA Division 2 district tournament, hosted by Negaunee: Houghton at Escanaba, 6 p.m. MHSAA Division 3 district tournament, hosted by Westwood: Hancock…