Co-morbid obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been a focus of research since the early 1990s. Whilst it is clear that central obesity is the common factor in the aetiology of both conditions, there is good evidence that OSA, independent of obesity, partly drives the development of MetS through exacerbation of its components (central obesity, hypertriglyceridaemia, h...

The numbers of faculae at the poles of the Sun have been estimated from white-light images obtained at the Mount Wilson Observatory during 1985–2006 and combined with prior estimates extending back to 1906 when the observations began. The combined data show an 11-yr cyclic variation with faculae maxima occurring during sunspot minima in each of the past 10 sunspot cycles. Also, these numbers of...

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1. Wilcox LM Jr, Gittinger JW Jr, Breinin GM. Congenital adduction palsy and synergistic divergence. Am J Ophthalmol. 1981;91(1):1-7. 2. Kim JH, Hwang JM. Adduction on attempted abduction: the opposite of synergistic divergence. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124(6):918-920. 3. Lim KH, Engle EC, Demer JL. Abnormalities of the oculomotor nerve in congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles and congeni...

Introduction: It is generally accepted that groundwater is one of the most vital sources of water for drinking use in cities and rural areas. The water drawn from these sources should be sanitary, have low soluble substances, and be free of any pathogens and microorganisms. Materials and Methods: In this study, 90 wells were sampled with proper dispersion over the study area to achieve suitabl...

Galerucinae s. str. is a rich group of leaf beetles. A new, up-to date checklist of Galerucinae genera in the world is provided, including the number of valid species of each genus. Genera and species were counted in literature published before the end of 2016. In summary, 7145 species (7132 recent, 13 fossils) and 192 subspecies from 543 genera (542 recent, 1 fossil) were quantified in Galeruc...

4. Hatch M. What can we infer from findings in subgroups Epidemiology 1995;6:473-5. 5. Hill AB. The environment and disease causation. Proc R Soc Med 1965,58:295-300. 6. Wilcox A, Weinbcrg C, Baird D. Caffeinated beverages and decreased fertility. Lancet 1988;2; 1453-5. 7 Hatch EE, Bracken MB. Association of delayed conception and caffeine consumption. Am J Epidemiol 1994; 138: 1082-92 8 Olsen ...

Molecular markers serve to assign individual samples to specific groups. Such markers should be easily identified and have a high discrimination power, being highly conserved within groups while showing sufficient variability between the groups that are to be distinguished. The availability of a large number of complete genomic sequences now enables the informed selection of genes as molecular ...

In 1960 spectinomycin, a new broad spectrum antibiotic, was released for clinical investigation and it was shown that the administration of 2 g. of the sulphate salt was effective therapy in acute gonorrhoea yielding cure rates of approximately 87 to 95 per cent. in males. The cure rate in females was 92 per cent. with a 3 g. dose (Laird and Taylor, 1962; Wilcox, 1963; Tiedemann, Hackney, and P...

The Intrinsic Constraint (IC) model of depth-cue integration (F. Domini, C. Caudek, & H. Tassinari, 2006) posits a strong link between perceived depth and depth discrimination, much like some Fechnerian theories of sensory scaling. K. J. MacKenzie, R. F. Murray, and L. M. Wilcox (2008) tested the IC model by examining whether two depth-matched pairs of stimuli are separated by equal numbers of ...