BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE As the standard of care for the evaluation of the cervical spine shifts from plain radiographs to multidetector row CT (MDCT), a re-examination of the normal anatomic relationships of the occipitovertebral articulations is needed. We aimed to define the normal anatomic relationships of craniocervical articulations on MDCT and address any discrepancies with currently accep...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of animal-source foods on toddler growth. DESIGN A 5-month comparison feeding intervention study with one of three millet-based porridges randomized to eighteen feeding stations serving 303 children aged 11-40 months. Feeding stations served plain millet porridge (Plain group), porridge with milk (Milk group) or porridge with beef (Meat group). Anthropometry, ...

Survival and growth of woody species in the Mediterranean are mainly restricted by water availability. We tested hypothesis that acclimate their xylem vulnerability osmotic potential along a precipitation gradient. studied five predominant co-occurring species; Quercus calliprinos, Pistacia palaestina, lentiscus, Rhamnus lycioides Phillyrea latifolia, over two summers at three sites. The driest...

River health assessment is a critical basis for river sustainable management. Taking the Neijiang in Chengdu Plain Southwest China as an example, of typical human-dominated ecosystem was assessed combining point-river-basin scales. According to connotation health, 16 indicators 3 aspects, including habitat characteristics, biological communities, and social services, were selected establish ind...

Previous research indicated that preschoolers of lower socioeconomic status (SES) consume less healthy beverages than high SES preschoolers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of parenting practices in the relationship between SES and plain water, soft drink and prepacked fruit juice (FJ) consumption in European preschoolers. Parents/caregivers of 3.5 to 5.5 years ol...

Law enforcement agencies routinely collect both rolled and plain fingerprints of all the ten fingers of suspects. These two types of fingerprints complement each other, since rolled fingerprints are of larger size and contain more minutiae, and plain fingerprints are less affected by distortion and have clearer ridge structure. It is widely known in the law enforcement community that searching ...

BACKGROUND Pan masala is a comparatively recent habit in India and is marketed with and without tobacco. Advertisements of tobacco products have been banned in India since 1st May 2004. The advertisements of plain pan masala, which continue in Indian media, have been suspected to be surrogate for tobacco products bearing the same name. The study was carried out to assess whether these advertise...

Paver blocks are manufactured from zero-slump plain concrete, which is small element used for outdoor applications and flexible road surfaces. IS:15658 (2006) permits the use of 33- grade ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as minimum manufacturing paver blocks, but usage this type restricted in India nowadays. In context, we have studied OPC 43-grade replaced by 30% Class F-grade fly ash addition 0...