In mass tort cases, the data that plaintiffs firms collect during client intake is needed to understand both the strength of each of their client's claims and the strength of their overall portfolio ...

Conducting an intake assessment—after the available scientific data have allowed the estimation of reference values (see Chapters 5 and 6)—is one of the hallmarks of nutrient risk assessment.

This chapter provides a statistical approach to those wishing to quantitatively assess an individual's diet relative to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). The information presented in this chapter ...

Studies using "doubly labeled" water -- as close to a gold standard as exists -- find that the average non-overweight adult man needs about 3,050 calories a day to maintain a stable body weight, and ...