Food Science and Nutrition Department faculty have an interest in applied research, which is often done in collaboration with the food industry. Areas of research include everything from the development of new foods to the study of how foods impact health, wellness, and disease prevention.
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Submissions from 2008
Nutrition and Tuberculosis: A Review of the Literature and Considerations for TB Control Programs, Peggy Papathakis and Ellen Piwoz
Eat Smart. Play HardTM San Luis Obispo: A Nutrition and Fitness Pilot Program for Young Children and Their Adult Buddies, Shirley S. Peterson, Dana E. Gerstein, Krista Mugford, Rachael Willey, Jenny Davis, Lisa M. Nicholson, and Patricia B. Crawford
Submissions from 2007
Hb A1c in relation to intrauterine growth among male adolescents in southern Brazil, Aydin Nazmi, S. R. Huttly, Cesar G. Victora, R. C. Lima, P. R. Post, J. W.L. Elizalde, and B. M.C. Gerson
Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic differentials of C-reactive protein levels: a systematic review of population-based studies, Aydin Nazmi and Cesar G. Victora
Submissions from 2005
HIV and Nutrition: Pregnant and Lactating Women, Peggy Papathakis and Nigel Rollins
Submissions from 2004
Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn, Lisa Nicholson, Susan Algert, and Rachael Willey
Are WHO/UNAIDS/UNICEF-Recommended Replacement Milks for Infants of HIV-Infected Mothers Appropriate in the South African Context?, Peggy Papathakis and Nigel Rollins
Submissions from 1999
Interaction of Blood Pressure and LDL Cholesterol in Early Atherosclerosis. The Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study, Ping Sun, Kathleen M. Dwyer, Noel Bairey Merz, Wei Sun, Lisa M. Nicholson, Cheryl Nordstrom, and James H. Dwyer
Submissions from 1995
Forms Of Cadmium in Sandy Soils After Amendment With Soils of Higher Fixing Capacity, S. S. Mann and G. S. P. Ritchie
Effect of Gypsum Application Rate and Leaching Regime on Wheat Growth in a Highly Acidic Subsoil, C. D.A. McLay and G. S. P. Ritchie
Soluble Aluminium in Acidic Soils: Principles and Practicalities, G. S.P. Ritchie
Submissions from 1994
Nutrient Uptake and Organic Acid Anion Metabolism in Lupins and Peas Supplied with Nitrate, S. P. Loss, A. D. Robson, and G. S.P. Ritchie
Changes in the Forms of Cadmium with Time in Some Western Australian Soils, S. S. Mann and G. S.P. Ritchie
Amelioration of Subsurface Acidity in Sandy Soils in Low Rainfall Regions. I. Responses of Wheat and Lupins to Surface-applied Gypsum and Lime, C. D. A. McLay, G. S.P. Ritchie, and W. M. Porter
Amelioration of Subsurface Acidity in Sandy Soils in Low Rainfall Regions. II. Changes to Soil Solution Composition Following the Surface Application of Gypsum and Lime, C. D. A. McLay, G. S.P. Ritchie, W. M. Porter, and A. Cruse
Role of Dissolution and Precipitation of Minerals in Controlling Soluble Aluminum in Acidic Soils, G. S. P. Ritchie
Phosphorus Removal from Piggery Effluents of Varying Quality Using Lime and Physico-Chemical Treatment Methods., D. M. Weaver and G. S. P. Ritchie
Phosphorus Leaching in Soils Amended with Piggery Effluent or Lime Residues from Effluent Treatment, D. M. Weaver and G. S.P. Ritchie
Submissions from 1993
Al Toxicity of Wheat Grown in Acidic Subsoils in Relation to Soil Solution Properties and Exchangeable Cations, S. J. Carr and G. S.P. Ritchie
Temporal Variation in Potassium Chloride Extractable Aluminum, Sodium, and Soil pH, And the Effects on Interpretation of Subsoil Aluminum Toxicity in Yellow Earths, S. J. Carr and G. S.P. Ritchie
The Effect of Citrate and pH on Zinc Uptake by Wheat, P. Chairidchai and G. S. P. Ritchie
Zinc Adsorption by Sterilized and Non-Sterilized Soil in the Presence of Citrate and Catechol, P. Chairidchai and G. S.P. Ritchie
Effect of Lupins and Pasture on Soil Acidification and Fertility in Western Australia, S. P. Loss, G. S.P. Ritchie, and A. D. Robson
H+/OH- Excretion and Nutrient Uptake in Upper and Lower Parts of Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) Root Systems, S. P. Loss, A. D. Robson, and G. S.P. Ritchie