BACKGROUND Low vitamin D and adiponectin levels are both associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have indicated that vitamin D levels are directly associated with adiponectin, and that this association varies across body mass index (BMI) categories; stronger with increasing BMI. Few studies examined this association in African-Americans (AA), known to have lower lev...

BACKGROUND Little solid information is available on the possible risks for neuronal injury in amateur boxing. OBJECTIVE To determine whether amateur boxing and severity of hits are associated with elevated levels of biochemical markers for neuronal injury in cerebrospinal fluid. DESIGN Longitudinal study. SETTING Referral center specializing in evaluation of neurodegenerative disorders. ...

Acculturation, the subsequent changes that occur in one culture after continuous first hand contact with another culture, impacts the dietary habits and health risks of individuals. This study examines the acculturation, dietary habits and anthropometric measurements in a sample of 210 first generation Filipino American immigrants in New Jersey (NJ). Acculturation was measured using the Short A...

The 3' end of the small ribosomal RNAs (ssu rRNA) in bacteria is directly involved in the selection and binding of mRNA transcripts during translation initiation via well-documented interactions between a Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence located upstream of the initiation codon and an anti-SD (aSD) sequence at the 3' end of the ssu rRNA. Consequently, the 3' end of ssu rRNA (3'TAIL) is strongly con...

OBJECTIVE To test whether video colposcopy reduces anxiety among patients undergoing colposcopy. METHODS In a prospective, randomized multicenter trial, we compared video colposcopy and no video colposcopy in a one-to-one ratio. Situation-specific anxiety was measured before (S1) and after (S2) colposcopy using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The primary endpoint was the reduction of the s...

BACKGROUND Data collection on race and ethnicity is critical in the assessment of racial disparities related to health. Studies comparing clinical and administrative data show discrepancies in race documentation and attribution. METHODS Self-reported data from two studies were compared to demographics in the electronic health record (EHR) extracted from the Biomedical Translational Research I...

Objective: To assess patient and surgeon views on maximum acceptable waiting times (MAWT) for hip and knee replacement, their determinants and their relationship to levels of urgency based on the Western Canada Waiting List Priority Criteria Score (PCS). Methods: At the decision date for surgery, orthopaedic surgeons assessed consecutive patients with the PCS and MAWT. Patients were surveyed 3–...

Very lately, the PREX and CREX collaboration present skin values, $r_{\rm skin}^{208}({\rm newPREX2}) =0.278 \pm 0.078\ {\rm (exp)} 0.012\ (theor.)}\,{\rm fm}$ skin}^{48}=0.121 0.026\ 0.024\ (model)}$, respectively. We recently determined a neutron-skin value skin}^{208}=0.278 0.035$fm from measured reaction cross sections $\sigma_{\rm R}({\rm exp})$ of p+$^{208}$Pb scattering in range incident...

Activation of human alpha1A-adrenergic receptors in PC12 cells causes many second messenger, mitogenic, and transcriptional responses. We examined the role of G protein activation in these responses by uncoupling the receptor through deletion of the first three amino acids from the third intracellular loop (Delta208-210). Expression levels of retrovirus-transfected wild-type and Delta(208-210) ...