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A generous list of acronyms is provided, giving the reader access to fast explanations of the myriad of examples of the modern letter soup omnipresent in scientific papers. The subject index will serve as a fast access lane especially for those readers searching for information about a particular method. 

Bloor, D. and R. W. Khan. 1994. Encyclopedia of Advanced Materials. (4 vols.) Oxford, UK./ Tarrytown, NY Pergamon Press. Advanced materials are artificially produced to meet the requirements of particular applications. The rapid developments in this field are covered in more depth than was possible in the standard Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering (1986) and its supplements. Examples of topics covered include aerogel catalysts, bicmiedical polymers, color in ceramics, fast ion conduction in ceramics, hydrogels, metal matrix composites, and oligomers. There is an excellent subject index and a wealth of illustrations. 

In this phase of the process, engineers typically undertake a literature search to determine what others have learned about related problems. They may visit technical Hbraries and study textbooks, journal articles, and manufacturers catalogs. Librarians can be very helpful in locating textbooks and journal references, and most hbraries now have access to computer-aided searching services that are fast and relatively inexpensive. Some libraries also maintain manufacturers catalogs reduced onto microfiche film with a subject index to help in locating already-manufactured components. 

Little is known about other aspects of folate metabolism, such as the factors that determine plasma clearance, in either normal subjects or users of oral contraceptive steroids. As described earlier, maximum serum folate concentrations after oral folate polyglutamate are lower in contraceptive users than in nonusers, when subjects are not presaturated (S19). This may be due to increased clearance from plasma, because poor absorption was not found. Stephens et al. (S19) felt that this was probably not due to tissue folate depletion because there was no correlation with initial fasting serum folate concentrations. However, erythrocyte folate concentrations were not measured and might have been a better index of tissue saturation with the vitamin. 

Reznik Y, Morello R, Pousse P, Mahoudeau J, and Fradin S, The effect of age, body mass index, and fasting triglyceride level on postprandial lipemia is dependent on apolipoprotein E polymorphism in subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mel-litus. Metabolism, Sep 2002 51(9) 1088-1092. 

Randomised, crossover trial, 45 subjects, 5 weeks 3 experimental diets with the inclusion of various fats (30% energy) in high-protein diets PA-rich palm olein (PO), a lauric- and myristic-acid-rich CO diet, and VOO rich in OA. The postprandial total cholesterol and fasting lipid index for the VOO diet were significantly lower than for the CO diet. No significant differences were observed in the effects of the three diets on plasma total homocysteine and inflammatory markers. (Voon et al., 2011)... 

Fig. 19.3. Supplementation with CLA reduces serum leptin and body mass index (BMI) in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Subjects with type 2 diabetes were supplemented with CLA (solid bar) or safflower (diagonal striped bar) for 8 wk. The percentage differences in values for fasting serum leptin (Panel A), BMI (Panel B), or body fat (Panel C) are shown.

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