Our objective was to investigate the effects of iron depletion on adaptation to aerobic exercise, assessed by time to complete a 15-km cycle ergometer test. Forty-two iron-depleted (serum ferritin <16 microg/l), nonanemic (Hb >12 g/dl) women (18-33 yr old) received 100 mg of ferrous sulfate (S) or placebo (P) per day for 6 wk in a randomized, double-blind trial. Subjects trained for 30 min/day,...

Aim How plants can disperse in response to global change is a critical question, yet major knowledge gaps persist about long-distance dispersal (LDD) mechanisms. We studied the potential migratory waterfowl has for LDD of flowering via gut passage seeds (endozoochory), comparing spring and autumn migration. Location United Kingdom Iceland. Taxon Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus, Baillon)...

The KEK to Kamioka long-baseline neutrino experiment (K2K) is the first accelerator-based experiment with hundreds of km neutrino path length. K2K focuses on the study of the existence of neutrino oscillations in νμ disappearance that is observed in atmospheric neutrinos. With nearly pure muon neutrino beam produced with 5.6 × 10 protons from 12 GeV PS on target, 56 neutrino events have been ob...