This study determined the influence of gender, menstrual phase (MP), and oral contraceptive (OC) use on immunological changes in response to endurance exercise. Twelve women and 11 men similar in age, aerobic power, and activity level cycled for 90 min at 65% maximal aerobic power. Women were OC users (n = 6) or nonusers (NOC) and cycled during the follicular (Fol) and the luteal (Lut) phases. ...

We use a global 3-D model simulation of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) aerosols to interpret year-round observations for 1998 at a network of 45 U.S. sites (IMPROVE) and from there to better quantify the natural and anthropogenic U.S. sources of these aerosols. Our resulting best estimate of 1998 sources in the contiguous United States are 0.60 Tg yr EC and 0.52 Tg yr OC from fos...

To evaluate the importance of both the inorganic and organic fractions in biosolids on Cd chemistry, a series of Cd sorption and desorption batch experiments (at pH 5.5) were conducted on different fractions of soils from a long-term field experimental site. The slope of the Cd sorption isotherm increased with rate of biosolids and was different for the different biosolids. Removal of organic c...

Cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) posit that specific kinds of dysfunctional beliefs underlie the development of this disorder. The aim of present study was to determine whether these beliefs are endorsed more strongly by OCD patients than by those with other anxiety disorders and by community samples. A battery of questionnaires, including the OBQ-44, MOCI, BDI-II, BAI, S...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma is a benign glandular neoplasm of the sinonasal cavities, which presents in isolation (REAHi) or in the setting of an adjacent inflammatory process such as sinonasal polyps. It is frequently found in the olfactory clefts. CT features of the 2 clinical presentations have not been well defined. We present the CT findings of REAH,...

Human demand for food and energy has led to significant changes in the level of reactive nitrogen (Nr) released atmosphere then deposited biosphere. This study aimed investigate artificial N deposition's impact on forest floor soil chemical properties an oak (Quercus castaneifolia C. A. Mey) plantation north Iran. Twelve plots 200 m2 (20 m × 10 m) were set up area. Four treatments considered: z...

We investigated whether changes in plasma oxidative properties could occur after oral (hormonal) contraceptive (OC) administration in female rats and whether such changes could be responsible for the platelet increase in aggregation and lipid biosynthesis observed with that treatment. Platelets and plasma (platelet-poor) from control and OC (ethinyl estradiol + lynestrenol)-treated rats were pr...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of ovarian cancer cell lysates isolated from type I or type II ovarian cancer (OC) on the phenotype of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (Mo-DCs) and the cytokine profile. We also determined whether the Mo-DCs and tumor microenvironment, reflected by peritoneal fluid (PF) from type I or II ovarian cancer, could promote regulatory T cell...