BACKGROUND The present study measured longitudinal changes in bone turnover markers in elderly patients with vertebral fracture and investigated the relationship among bone turnover markers, duration of bed rest and bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS Criteria for patient selection were 50 years in age and older, and presence of VF. Serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) was measured ...

Extensive exposures of a light-toned deposit (LTD) occurs on the northeastern interior slope Hellas basin. This is floors all but youngest craters greater than 30 km in diameter study region centered at 83°E and 30°S, as well crater exterior walls, intercrater plains, northern bordering slopes Navua Valles. Stratigraphic relationships indicate that LTD was emplaced terrain-conforming mantle sev...

The Vergol locality (Montbrun-les-Bains, South-East France), a candidate section for the Valanginian GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point), was studied in detail ammonites calcareous nannofossils. A bed-by-bed sampling quantitative approach were carried out on this expanded succession presenting continuous record of calcareous-marl alternations covering uppermost Berriasian lowermost Valan...

Recent research suggests that the resurgence of bed bugs in the U.S. has occurred at an alarming rate. Assumptions have been made that socioeconomic status is not associated with the prevalence of bed bug infestations. Little information is available at the local level, however, about the prevalence of bed bugs in private homes. The authors' pilot study aimed to identify prevalence, knowledge, ...

the presence of particles in liquid-solid fluidized beds enhances the bed heat transfer, because the movement of the particles leads to an increased turbulence in the system. moreover, the violent movement of the particles has a positive effect on fouling of the heat transfer surface. the aim of this investigation was to perform systematic measurements of bed voidage and heat transfer coefficie...

Recent studies suggest that interindividual genetic differences in glial-dependent CSF flow through the brain parenchyma, known as glymphatic flow, may trigger compensatory changes human sleep physiology. In animal models, perivascular spaces are a critical conduit for flow. We tested hypothesis MRI-visible PVS volumes, putative marker of dysfunction, associated with real-world behavior. analyz...

OBJECTIVE To share four Canadian cities' experiences with bed bug infestations and to explore public health roles in managing them. METHODS We summarize presentations from a workshop at the 2010 Canadian Public Health Association Conference which examined the re-emergence of bed bugs in Canada and compared management approaches of municipal and public health authorities in four large Canadian...

The Aptian Crato Formation is world renowned for its well-preserved fossils in microbially-induced laminated limestones, which are regarded as one of the main Cretaceous Konservat-Lagerstätte geological record. Detailed stratigraphic investigation and mapping up to 90-m-thick at eastern border Araripe Plateau allowed recognition a regionally persistent fossil-bearing muddy interval, herein defi...