Web-based Dietary Assessment Software for Children (WebDASC) was developed to estimate dietary intake in a school meal intervention study among 8- to 11-year-old Danish children. The present study validates self-reported fruit, juice and vegetable (FJV) intakes in 8- to 11-year-old children by comparing intake with plasma carotenoid concentration, and by comparing the reported FJV intake to actually eaten FJV, as observed by a photographic method. A total of eighty-one children, assisted by parents, reported their diet for seven consecutive days. For the same five schooldays as they reported their diet, the children's school lunch was photographed and weighed before and after eating. In the week after the diet reporting, fasting blood samples were taken. Self-reported intake of FJV and estimated intake of carotenoids were compared with plasma carotenoid concentration. Accuracy of self-reported food and FJV consumption at school lunch was measured in terms of matches, intrusion, omission and faults, when compared with images and weights of lunch intake. Self-reported intake of FJV was significantly correlated with the total carotenoid concentration (0·58) (P< 0·01). Fruit and juice consumption showed higher correlations than vegetables with plasma carotenoid concentration (0·38 and 0·42 v. 0·33) (P< 0·01). A total of 82 % of the participants fell into the same or adjacent quartiles when cross-classified by FJV intake and carotenoids biomarkers. WebDASC attained 82 % reporting matches overall and a higher percentage match for reporting fruits compared with beverages. The present study indicated that WebDASC can be used to rank 8- to 11-year-old Danish children according to their intake of FJV overall and at school meals.

The photographic observations of 51 Peg with the known planetary companion which has been discovered on the basis of radial velocities (Mayor and Quelos 1995), are being performed at Pulkovo since 1995 by means of 65 cm refractor. So far 46 plates with 170 individual positions have been obtained. The mean error of one exposure is $0.^{\prime\prime}031$ and the error of one plate is $0.^{\prime\prime}020$. The external error of one plate or the error of unit weight is $0.^{\prime\prime}033$, while the error of one yearly position equals to $0.^{\prime\prime}010$. The aim of our observations is to investigate whether this star has some satellites of low mass (stellar or substellar) with periods of rotation from some years to a decade, or more. At present we have the possibility to study its motion over a time span of 8 years and to learn of probable perturbations due to the presence of possible satellites with the periods 0.5–6.0 years and with masses more than $0.2M_\odot$. The absence of satellites with such periods and masses has been shown by means of our observations. The results are compared with the Pulkovo series of the star Gliese 623, whose satellite with the period of $3.76$ yr and mass of $0.09M_\odot$, has been confirmed by observations.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

Results of the photographic observations of 61 Cyg are given. The orbital elements and mass ratio of the components of the pair are calculated. The preliminary orbit of a hypothetical satellite with a period of 6.5 yr is given.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html