University College Cork

About: University College Cork is a education organization based out in Cork, Ireland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 12056 authors who have published 28452 publications receiving 958414 citations. The organization is also known as: Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh & National University of Ireland, Cork.

Junctionless nanowire transistor (JNT): Properties and design guidelines

Abstract: Conduction mechanisms in junctionless nanowire transistors (gated resistors) are compared to inversion-mode and accumulation-mode MOS devices. The junctionless device uses bulk conduction instead of surface channel. The current drive is controlled by doping concentration and not by gate capacitance. The variation of threshold voltage with physical parameters and intrinsic device performance is analyzed. A scheme is proposed for the fabrication of the devices on bulk silicon.

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

Abstract: Allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma represent global health problems for all age groups. Asthma and rhinitis frequently coexist in the same subjects. Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) was initiated during a World Health Organization workshop in 1999 (published in 2001). ARIA has reclassified AR as mild/moderate-severe and intermittent/persistent. This classification closely reflects patients' needs and underlines the close relationship between rhinitis and asthma. Patients, clinicians, and other health care professionals are confronted with various treatment choices for the management of AR. This contributes to considerable variation in clinical practice, and worldwide, patients, clinicians, and other health care professionals are faced with uncertainty about the relative merits and downsides of the various treatment options. In its 2010 Revision, ARIA developed clinical practice guidelines for the management of AR and asthma comorbidities based on the Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. ARIA is disseminated and implemented in more than 50 countries of the world. Ten years after the publication of the ARIA World Health Organization workshop report, it is important to make a summary of its achievements and identify the still unmet clinical, research, and implementation needs to strengthen the 2011 European Union Priority on allergy and asthma in children.

Influence of dietary vitamin E on the oxidative stability and quality of pig meat.

Abstract: Oxidation of lipids is a major cause of deterioration in the quality of muscle foods and can directly affect many quality characteristics such as flavor, color, texture, nutritive value, and safety of the food. Lipid oxidation in muscle systems is initiated at the membrane level in the intracellular phospholipid fractions. In the processing of muscle foods, one of the most important questions concerns the methods used to delay the initiation of oxidation and loss of quality. Vitamin E is a major lipid-soluble antioxidant, and one of its primary functions is to maintain and protect biological membranes against lipid peroxidation. Dietary vitamin E supplementation above requirement levels is effective in reducing lipid oxidation. This review focuses on the antioxidant function of vitamin E and how supplementation of the diet of pigs with vitamin E influences the rate of lipid peroxidation, color, water-holding capacity, and cholesterol oxidation in pig meat.