There are only five radio-loud quasars currently known within 1 Gyr from the Big Bang ( z > 6) and properties of their host galaxies have not been explored in detail. We present a NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) survey [CII] (158 ?m) underlying continuum emission four 6 quasars, revealing diverse properties. J0309+2717 = 6.10) has bright line continuum, implying that galaxy is sta...

BACKGROUND Nearly half of Americans do not meet the Surgeon General's recommendation of > or =30 minutes of physical activity daily. Some transit users may achieve 30 minutes of physical activity daily solely by walking to and from transit. This study estimates the total daily time spent walking to and from transit and the predictors of achieving 30 minutes of physical activity daily by doing s...

BACKGROUND A number of studies have demonstrated that receptor and co-receptor expression levels which may affect viral entry, promoting cervical HIV infection. The aim was to evaluate the expression levels of CCR5, CXCR4and DC-SIGN mRNA in a sample of heterosexually HIV infected Mexican women. METHODS We enrolled twenty-six HIV heterosexual infected women attending a local infectious disease...

This paper describes the purpose and methods of a single-blinded, clustered and randomised trial of the health impacts of insulating existing houses. The key research question was whether this intervention increased the indoor temperature and lowered the relative humidity, energy consumption and mould growth in the houses, as well as improved the health and well-being of the occupants and there...

Renal Registry was started by the Hospital Authority (HA) in Hong Kong in 1995. It is an online system developed by HA. It collects all patients under care in HA, which is about 90-95 % of all requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) in Hong Kong. The total number of patients treated increased from 3312 in 1996 to 8510 in 2013. In 2013, there were 3501 renal transplant, 1192 hemodialysis (HD) ...

BACKGROUND Fluoride additives contain metal contaminants that must be diluted to meet drinking water regulations. However, each raw additive batch supplied to water facilities does not come labeled with concentrations per contaminant. This omission distorts exposure profiles and the risks associated with accidents and routine use. OBJECTIVES This study provides an independent determination of...

PURPOSE Korean women are likely to experience symptoms of depression, possibly due to socially fixed limitations on the roles that Korean women are expected to perform. Also if a Korean woman experiences negative relationship problem or stress in her family, she would feel responsible, which will worsen her depression. Nonetheless, much of the research on depression among Korean women has focus...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Limitations of the currently recommended stepwise treatment pathway for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), especially the failure of monotherapies to maintain good glycemic control, have prompted use of early, more aggressive combination therapies.The VISION study is designed to explore the efficacy and safety of vildagliptin as an add-on to metformin therapy compared with up-t...

PURPOSE To evaluate the prevalence of pterygium and its determinants in the underserved, rural population of Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study of 3851 selected individuals, 86.5% participated in the study, and the prevalence of pterygium was evaluated in 3312 participants. A number of villages were selected from the north and south of Iran using multistage cluster sampling. Pterygiu...

Zusammenfassung Zielsetzung Die Daten für die Jahre 2020 und 2021 des Registers Deutschen Instituts Gefäßmedizinische Gesundheitsforschung (DIGG) der Gesellschaft Gefäßchirurgie Gefäßmedizin zur Versorgung intakten abdominellen Aortenaneurysmen (iAAA) werden vorgestellt. Methodik An dem Register beteiligten sich Eingriffe bei iAAA im Jahr insgesamt 148 156 gefäßchirurgische Kliniken. Zur Auswer...