BACKGROUND The number of hip fractures during recent decades has been reported to be increasing, partly because of an increasing proportion of elderly women in the society. However, whether changes in hip fracture annual incidence in women are attributable to secular changes in the prevalence of osteoporosis is unclear. METHODS Bone mineral density was evaluated by single-photon absorptiometr...

The Thymus L. genus is extremely widespread on the territory of Ukraine and includes up to 50 main species. Extracts from official species are part effective herbal preparations with pronounced anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial antioxidant activities. A promising direction modern phytochemical research determination accumulation biologically active polyphenolic compounds in vulgaris herb, which ...

PURPOSE This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between the allergen components and moderate-to-severe allergic reactions in patients with buckwheat allergy. METHODS Fifteen patients with a history of buckwheat ingestion and a buckwheat specific IgE level≥0.35 kU/L were enrolled. They were divided into 2 groups according to clinical severity scores, with 0-1 being asymptomatic-to...

High energy x-ray beam penumbra are measured using Gafchromic EBT film. Gafchromic EBT, due to its limited energy dependence and high spatial resolution provide a high level of accuracy for dose assessment in penumbral regions. The spatial resolution of film detector systems is normally limited by the scanning resolution of the densitometer. Penumbral widths (80%/20%) measured at Dmax were foun...

Small-scale photobioreactors for cultivation of photoautotrophic microbes are required for precise characterization of the growth parameters of wild-type and engineered strains of these organisms, for their screening, and for optimization of culture conditions. Here, we describe the design and use of a flat-cuvette photobioreactor that allows accurate control of culture irradiance, temperature,...

AIM To evaluate BMD and bone resorption marker in HIV-infected patients in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed between February and May 2008 in adult HIV-infected patients who had not been treated with antiretrovirals. BMD was measured at the lumbar spine by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) bone densitometer (Lunar Prodigy, GE Medical Sys...

Aim . To improve the methods for assessing state of jaw bone tissue based on use ultrasonic shadow densitometry. Materials and As a research method, there was used latest development – velocimetric densitometer with an original software, sensors electronic positioner. The material experimental study were macropreparations animal species "Domestic Pig", where spongy cortical substance isolated, ...

BACKGROUND The effect of the menopause and HRT on the intervertebral discs has not been investigated. METHODS One hundred women were recruited, comprising of 44 post-menopausal women on HRT, 33 untreated post-menopausal women and 23 pre-menopausal women. The height of the intervertebral discs between the 12th thoracic vertebra and the 3rd lumbar vertebra was measured by utilizing the bone den...

OBJECTIVE The association of inflammatory arthritis with loss of periarticular bone mineral density (BMD) has been well established. However, changes in bone density cannot be quantified by conventional radiography. This study aimed at developing a new technique for measurement of periarticular bone density at the knee joint by dual energy x ray absorptiometry (DXA) and assessing the precision ...

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements from different manufacturers provide different bone mineral density (BMD) values and derived T-scores and Z-scores. These differences result partly from technical differences in the algorithms for the determination of bone mineral content and bone area and partly from the use of different manufacturer-derived reference databases. The present s...