Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy (Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) , 1955-, French politician, president of France (2007-), b. Paris. The son of a minor Hungarian aristocrat who immigrated to France and married the daughter of Greek immigrants, Sarkozy became a lawyer and entered politics as a conservative. He was mayor (1983-2002) of Neuilly, a Paris suburb, and was elected to the National Assembly from the Hauts-de-Seine dept. in 1988 and reelected in 1993, 1995, and 1997. Sarkozy served in Premier Balladur 's cabinet as budget minister (1993-94), and as Raffarin 's interior minister (2002-04) he gained a reputation for being tough on crime and immigration. A longtime member of the neo-Gaullist Rally for the Republic party (RPR), he joined the new center-right coalition, Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). He was appointed finance minister in 2004, but resigned later that year to become UMP party leader; from 2005 to 2007 he again served as interior minister. Popular and charismatic, but polarizing as well—especially when he staked out an outspoken law-and-order position in his second stint as interior minister—the energetic Sarkozy has been characterized as a media-savvy American-style politician. In late 2006 he announced his candidacy for the 2007 French presidential race, and he secured the UMP nomination for the post in Jan., 2007. Leading after the first round, he defeated Ségolène Royal , the Socialist candidate, in the May runoff to win the presidency. Following the Aug., 2008, Russo-Georgian conflict over South Ossetia, he actively negotiated a cease-fire and Russian withdrawal from Georgia proper.
Bibliography: See his autobiographical political manifesto, Testimony (2006, tr. 2007).
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Stearic Acid Absorption and Its Metabolizable Energy Value Are Minimally Lower than Those of Other Fatty Acids in Healthy Men Fed Mixed Diets1
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
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Ascorbic acid deficiency reduces hepatic apolipoprotein A-I mRNA in scurvy-prone ODS rats
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...elucidating the role of ascorbic acid in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism...the terminal step of ascorbic acid biosynthesis. Kawai et al...oxidase of ODS rats has a single base mutation from G to A at nucleotide...alteration of the 61st amino acid residue from cysteine to tyrosine...
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Fatty Acid Regulation of Gene Transcription
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; ...the biochemical and molecular basis of fatty acid effects on complex physiological...impacting human health. Fatty acids affect many structural, metabolic...Other mechanisms involve fatty acid effects on cellular metabolism...influenced our view of how fatty acids regulate cell function. ...
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Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...11). The amount of folic acid added to different products...fortification was selected on the basis of a target level of 140 (mu)g folic acid/100 g of the cereal-grain...projected average increase of folic acid intake in the general population...
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Conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid in rumen, plasma, and milk of cows fed fish oil and fats differing in saturation of 18 carbon fatty acids1
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; ...were composed of 50% (dry basis) concentrate mix, 25% corn...trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA; 0.71, 0.99, 1.71, and 1.12 g/100 g fatty acids, respectively), and vaccenic acid (TVA; 1.85, 2.60, 4.14, and 2.16 g/100 g fatty acids, respectively) were greatest...
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Boswellic acids: a leukotriene inhibitor also effective through topical application in inflammatory disorders.
Magazine article from: Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...biological studies. The total acid content of the boswellia gum resin estimated by acid base titrations was found to be 93[+ or -] 3%. This total acid content yielded four major pentacyclic triterpenic acids (Fig. 1) and were identified on the basis of their (1) H NMR, (13...
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Acid rain rules will shaft Midwest
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/18/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...seeking to moderate the proposed acid rain restrictions. They would...questioned the seriousness of the acid rain problem. I'm an environmentalist...environmental movement than to base it on the emotional smog that energizes acid rain legislation. Dennis Byrne...
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Acetic acid market remains soft in the second half of this year. (Market Report).
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 11/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...any support to the price of acetic acid. The market of main downstream...materials can hardly provide a stable basis for acetic acid market trend. Due to these unfavorable...factors the price recovery of acetic acid in future will meet a great pressure...
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Extended Acid Digestion for Inactivation of Fecal Coliforms
Magazine article from: Water Environment Research; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...KEYWORDS: anaerobic digestion, acid digestion, volatile fatty acids, pathogen inactivation, fecal...with this situation. Organic acids acidify cytoplasm and, to...2002). Moreover, organic acids act as protonophores and increase...of the anionic form of the acid inside the cell. This ...
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Ribonucleic acid nucleotides in maternal and fetal tissues derive almost exclusively from synthesis de novo in pregnant mice
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 7/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...sup13^C]-algal amino acids isolated from algal biomass. Ribonucleic acid and protein were isolated...Nucleosides and amino acids were isolated and converted...showing that some dietary bases and ribose were incorporated...WORDS: mice nucleic acids uniformly labeled tracers...derived from ...
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sulfuric acid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Concentrated Sulfuric Acid When heated, the pure 100% acid loses sulfur trioxide gas, SO 3 , until a constant...formed at 337°C. Concentrated sulfuric acid is a weak acid (see acids and bases ) and a poor electrolyte because relatively little...
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Acids and Bases
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Acids and bases Acids and bases are chemical compounds...example, is caused by citric acid. The slippery feel of ammonia, a common base, is characteristic of all bases...most interesting properties of acids and bases is the way they react...
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Acid-Base Chemistry
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Acid-Base Chemistry Acids and bases have been known by their...experimental chemistry. The word "acid" comes from the Latin acidus...xA0; (6) Strengths of Acids and Bases The strength of an acid or base is determined by the extent...
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Carboxylic acids
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...characteristic of many acids. Carboxylic acids also react with alkalis, or bases. Generally, however, carboxylic acids are not as chemically active as the non-organic mineral acids such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid. When a carboxyl...
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acids and bases
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...called weak acids or weak bases. Strong acids in solution produce...separate article). Strong acids and strong bases make...catalyst ; indicators, acid-base ; titration . Acid...hydrogen ions, H + , and a base as a compound that can...example, hydrochloric ...
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