Sucrose consumption data of the sucrose group (n = 33) of a 2-yr longitudinal study was plotted against salivary sucrase activity values obtained during this 2-yr period. The correlation coefficients varied between 0.194 and 0.551. The subjects were divided into high (greater than or equal to 10 mumol x min-1 x (10(-3)) and low (less than 10) sucrase activity subgroups. There were significant d...

We present a retrospective epidemiological study based on 1061 patients admitted to our burns centre in Greece over the 5-yr period from January 2002 to January 2007. Their average age was 25 yr, and 61% were female. The two main causes of burns were scalding and flames. Other significant causes were chemicals and friction. Electricity, frostbite, and contact burns were less frequent. The upper...

Municipal solid waste landfills are significant parts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The emission of significant amount of landfill gas has generated considerable interest in quantifying such emissions. The chemical composition of the organic constituents and potential amount of landfill gas that can be derived from the waste were determined. The chemical formulae for the rapidly bi...

Time-series of growing season air temperature anomalies in the Parisian region and of Pinot noir grape harvest dates (GHD) in Burgundy (1676–2004) are analyzed in the frequency domain. Variability of both time-series display 3 significant frequency-bands (peaks significant at the 5% level): (1) a low-frequency-band (multi-decadal) with a 25 yr peak period, (2) a 3 to 8 yr band period (inter-ann...

Genetic monitoring is becoming an increasingly effective tool for determining population stability in endangered species. Evaluating trends in genetic diversity allows conservation managers to identify serious declines and possible extinction risks for threatened populations. Here we used microsatellite analyses to assess the stability of one of the largest known breeding populations of the end...

An attempt is made to synthesize the current understanding of the impact of Russian forests on the global carbon (C) budget for the period 1961–1998 (37 years), based on a detailed inventory of pools and fluxes in 1988–1992, and a historical reconstruction of a full forest carbon budget for 1961–1998. All major intermediate indicators of the budget (phytomass, net primary production, impact of ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To estimate trajectories of sleep lost over worry as a function of age, using longitudinal modeling, and compare these trajectories with those for insomnia symptoms. DESIGN AND SETTING Data from two prospective, occupational cohorts (the Whitehall II and Finnish Public Sector studies) comprising 84,384 observations from four to eight repeat measurements in 1985-2010. PARTIC...

RATIONALE One of the limitations associated with lung transplantation is the lack of available organs. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a lung donor-management protocol could increase the number of lungs for transplantation without affecting the survival rates of the recipients. METHODS We implemented the San Antonio Lung Transplant protocol for managing potential lung donors according to mod...

Several studies suggest that sex may affect cystic fibrosis (CF) disease severity, with females with CF being more severely affected. In this context, it has been suggested that sex hormones may influence the CF phenotype. A large proportion of females with CF regularly use oral contraceptives (OCs), but the effect of their use on disease severity is unclear. Here, we retrospectively assessed t...

PURPOSE Although many studies have demonstrated improvements in short-and long-term outcomes of gastric cancer surgery, changes in long-term survival over time are not well-established. This study was conducted to evaluate changes in host, tumor, and treatment factors in patients treated at a single institution over a period of 45-yr. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 9282 pat...