The characteristics that differentiate long-term (> or = 10 years) hormone replacement therapy (HRT) users from short-term (<10 years) users and nonusers are not well documented. The epidemiology of long-term HRT use was investigated within a random sample survey of 703 women aged 50-80 years who were members of Group Health Cooperative (GHC) of Puget Sound. Women who had been menopausal for > ...

cattle manure is made from liquid and solid waste. it contains the straw and stubble that is used for the cattle bed. density of the cattle manure is inherently low, which is difficult and costly to transport. pelleting is one method to solve this problem. the physical properties of the pelleted cattle manure was investigated in this study. the results showed that by increasing moisture content...

Using micro-level data from the mortgage market, we examine yield spreads as a funnction of both credit risk and prepayment risk using a two-stage instrumental variable approach. Our results are consistent with findings in the finance literature that leverageinduced financial risk reflected in capital structure results in higher yield spreads on debt. In particular, borrowers with loan-to-value...

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to determine the interrater reliability of clinical history and physical examination findings in children undergoing evaluation for possible appendicitis in a large, multicenter cohort. METHODS We conducted a prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional study of children aged 3-18 years with possible appendicitis. Two clinicians independently evaluated patients and co...

In order to explore the possible mechanisms by which ethologically relevant sounds can be extracted from complex auditory environments, this study examined the effects of weak noise on the rate-intensity functions (RIFs) of neurons responding to tone burst in the inferior colliculus (IC) of nine mice (Mus musculus Km). Under free field stimuli conditions, a total of 112 IC neurons were recorded...

background : adiposity is correlated with metabolic complications, such as insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, hypertension etc. that finally can lead to coronary heart disease (chd). physical activity plays an important role in prevention of these diseases. we aimed to study body fat and plasma lipids and lipoproteins in different levels of physical fitness; also to examine any relationsh...