Aim: Several studies in large databases suggest that in comparison to glucose-lowering sulfonylurea derivatives, metformin is associated with a reduced risk of cancer in patients with diabetes. As many databases miss relevant confounder data, our objective was to investigate whether the determinants age, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, and renal function were associated with dispens...

This work relates native lactic acid bacteria (LAB) (Lactobacillus pentosus LPG1, L. Lp13, and Lactobacillus plantarum Lpl15) yeast (Wickerhamomyces anomalus Y12) starters to the volatile components (VOCs) produced in green Spanish-style table olives. For this aim, VOC profile was considered as compositional data (CoDa). The CoDa analysis generated new information on relationship among inocula ...

We consider a model of wage formation characterized by two features: learning and downward rigidity. We show that wages should exhibit a \late beginner" property: controlling for the wage at date t, the wage at date (t+1) should be negatively correlated with the wage at date (t-1). We test this property on a sample of about 1000 executives of a French state-owned rm whose careers we observe for...

BACKGROUND The optimal timing of initiating renal replacement therapy in patients with chronic renal failure remains uncertain. The primary objective of our study is to determine whether delaying dialysis initiation as a result of patients' choice may have any impact on survival in subjects with end-stage renal disease. METHODS We prospectively studied the clinical outcome during the first ye...

The aim of this paper was to investigate the anthropometric and strength characteristics of elite male volleyball athletes and determines if differences exist in these characteristics between starters (S) and non-starters players (NS). A group of 22 professional male team volleyball players participated in the study and the players were categorized as S (n= 13) and NS (n= 9). Anthropometric cha...