In this paper, the spectral dimensions of two sets of samples including 457 black and 84 white fabrics are compared. White fabrics are treated with variety of fluorescent whitening agents and the blacks are fabrics that dyed with different combinations of suitable dyes and pigments. In this way, the reflectance spectra of blacks as well as the total radiance factors of whites are compressed in ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Atherosclerosis of the thoracic aorta is an independent risk factor for stroke. There is little information on the impact of race in the prevalence of thoracic aorta atherosclerotic plaques among ischemic stroke patients. This study was an attempt to objectively assess the prevalence, thickness, and burden of thoracic aorta atherosclerotic plaques in a large population of...

BACKGROUND The degree by which depressive symptoms and clinical depression reflect each other may vary across populations. The present study compared Blacks and Whites for the magnitude of the cross-sectional associations between various domains of depressive symptoms and endorsement of clinical disorders of depression. METHODS Data came from the National Survey of American Life, 2001-2003. W...

There is an extremely low percentage of minority faculty in the IS field. This global trend is highly conspicuous-a minority of blacks compared to a majority of white academics in England, a minority of Aborigines compared to a majority of white academics in Australia, a minority of blacks compared to a majority of white academics in Canada, and for the purpose of our study, a minority of Nativ...

BACKGROUND The strong association between coronary heart disease and dyslipoproteinemia has often overshadowed the effects of the nonlipid risk factors-smoking, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance-and even led to questioning the importance of these risk factors in the presence of a favorable lipoprotein profile. METHODS AND RESULTS A cooperative multicenter stud...

O]ne substantial factor [for the growing inequality of income and wealth] seems to be unstated understanding by the mass of whites that they will accept large disparities in economic opportunity to other whites as long as they have a priority over blacks and other people of color for access to those opportunities. ... [There are] several instances in American history when whites have acquisced ...

OBJECTIVES Using data from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, this study examined prevalence of drinking and related problems among five racial/ethnic groups aged 18-30. DESIGN Logistic regression analyses examined influences of gender and social status on alcohol-related problems among blacks, controlling for demographics. RESULTS Black drinkers ...