BACKGROUND Total body iron calculated from serum ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor concentrations allows for the evaluation of the full range of iron status. OBJECTIVE We described the distribution of total body iron and the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) on the basis of total body iron in US pregnant women. DESIGN We examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examinat...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of 1800 MHz GSM-like Radiofrequency (RFR) on the cochlear functions of pregnant adult rabbits by Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAEs). METHODS Eighteen 13-month-old pregnant and eighteen 13-month-old non-pregnant New Zealand White rabbits were studied. They were randomly divided into four groups. Nine pregnant rabbits (Group 2) and nine non-pre...

Adult offspring of severely diabetic pregnant rats are insulin resistant and display cardiovascular dysfunction. When pregnant they develop mild hyperglycaemia. Diets high in saturated fat have been implicated in the development of cardiovascular disease and vascular dysfunction. In the present study we have determined vascular function in small mesenteric arteries from offspring of normal (OC)...

KREEP materials were thought to be last crystallized at the lunar crust and mantle boundary. Impact cratering and volcanism are mainly responsible for their distributions on the lunar surface. Therefore, observation of global KREEP materials and investigation of distributions in the areas of large basins are of critical importance to understand the geologic history of the Moon. Here we report t...

I. Bostan, Stefan cel Mare University, Doctoral School of Economy, Suceava, Romania; T. Roman, Al. I. Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Iasi, Romania. As regards the trade operations with gold products, the tax regime is rather special. The current paper tackles the most significant aspects of excise levying of this products/jewels type in the Romanian system. T...

The non-pregnant uterus shows wave-like activity throughout the menstrual cycle. This uterine activity was first detected using intra-uterine pressure recordings. The use of ultrasound has made it possible to study the movements of the uterus in a non-invasive manner. Throughout the menstrual cycle, several wavelike activity patterns have been described; these patterns change throughout the men...

In the course of comparative studies of Testing mammalian hearing, we have recently begun to examine the hearing abilities of horses.' There are several standard behavioral proOur choice of horses as subjects for auditory cedures currently used to determine the research was based on theoretical considerhearing abilities of mammals.' The proceations related to their size as well as to the dure w...

[1] Accurate estimates of mare basalt ages are necessary to place constraints on the duration and the flux of lunar volcanism as well as on the petrogenesis of lunar mare basalts and their relationship to the thermal evolution of the Moon. We performed new crater size-frequency distribution measurements in order to investigate the stratigraphy of mare basalts in Oceanus Procellarum and related ...

Rupture of the pregnant uterus, similar to rupture of any internal organ, can be life threatening for the mother and fetus [1]. Uterine rupture is a tear in the wall of the uterus which commonly occurs in the lower segment of the uterus. The tear could be anterior, posterior, lateral or combination of these. It could be transverse, vertical or combination of these. In most cases, it occurs in t...

Two experiments were conducted to assess the effect of buck exposure to synchronize estrus in mature and pre-pubertal norgestomet-treated crossbred (criolloxdairy breeds) goats. In experiment 1, 100 mature goats (25 per group) under range conditions were either teased at 48 or 24h before Sincromate-B (SMB; 9 days treatment of 2mg norgestomet) implant withdrawal. A third group was exposed to buc...