TRB 90th Annual Meeting 2011 VISIBILITY MONITORING USING CONVENTIONAL ROADSIDE CAMERAS: 1 SHEDDING LIGHT ON AND SOLVING A MULTI-NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY 2 PROBLEM 3 4 By 5 6 Raouf Babari 7 Université Paris-Est, LEPSIS, INRETS-LCPC 8 58 boulevard Lefebvre, 75015 Paris, France 9 Voice: +33 1 40 43 51 78 10 Fax: +33 1 40 43 54 99 11 [email protected] 12 13 Nicolas Hautière 14 Université Paris-Est, ...

introduction: recent studies have shown a relationship between h. pylori and chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (citp).   objective: the present study was performed to evaluate this relationship in iranian patients.   methods:   the antibody (igg) against h. pylori was studied in sixty-two patients with citp, comprising 25 males and  37 females (mean age: 30.38±12.23 yrs ) the patients...

Methods Thirty-six strength-trained males with a minimum of two years resistance-training experience (25.5 yrs, 177.7 cm, 85.2 kg and 9.3% body fat) were randomly assigned to receive either 14 grams of BCAAs (n = 12), 28 grams of whey protein (n = 12), or 28 grams of carbohydrates from a sports drink (n = 12) while performing an eight-week resistance-training program. Participants followed a pe...

The objectives of this experiment were to assess effects of animal age and castration on activities of calpain I, calpain II, and calpastatin in sheep skeletal muscle. Ten newborn male lambs (2.9 kg), six weaned wethers (23.2 kg), six weaned rams (22.2 kg), six market wethers (55.4 kg), and six market rams (60.2 kg) were slaughtered and samples of biceps femoris were taken for assay of calpain ...

Duroc boars from a line previously selected over five generations for 200-d weight and those from a randomly selected control line were mated to Landrace sows either from a line previously selected for increased 70-d weight or from a randomly selected pedigree control line. From these matings, 900 pigs were farrowed to examine the effects of crossing lines of pigs mass selected for weight at tw...

BACKGROUND Athletes and active adults many times have the goal of improving/maintaining fitness while losing weight and this is best achieved by caloric restriction in combination with exercise. However, this poses a risk for lean tissue loss, which can limit performance. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplement, in conj...

This study was conducted to assess the impact of implanting intact beef males with protein anabolic agents at varying intervals throughout life. Ninety-six intact males were assigned to three implant treatments: 1) not implanted, 2) implanted at 9 wk of age, weaning and at 56-d intervals thereafter with a 36-mg zeranol implant or 3) estradiol implant at 9 wk of age and 68 d post-weaning. During...

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often develop reduced passive range of motion with age. The determining factor underlying this process is believed to be progressive development of contracture in skeletal muscle that likely changes the biomechanics of the joints. Consequently, to identify the underlying mechanisms, we modeled the mechanical characteristics of the forearm flexors acting across ...