OBJECTIVE To examine the distribution of the stages of change towards physical activity across Europe and the influence of sociodemographic variables on this distribution. DESIGN A cross-sectional study in which quota-controlled, nationally representative samples of approximately 1000 adults from each country completed a face-to-face interview-assisted questionnaire. SETTING The survey was ...

Mutations in the dysferlin gene lead to limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2B, Miyoshi myopathy and distal anterior compartment myopathy. A cohort of 36 patients affected by dysferlinopathy is described, in the first UK study of clinical, genetic, pathological and biochemical data. The diagnosis was established by reduction of dysferlin in the muscle biopsy and subsequent mutational analysis of the...

CONFERENCE REPORT The AES 45th International Conference, Applications of Time– Frequency Processing in Audio, continued the series—16th, 22nd, and 30th—of AES conferences organized by the AES Finnish Section. About 80 audio researchers were gathered at the Dipoli Congress Center in Espoo, which is located in the Helsinki capitol area. The venue has a unique architecture designed by Reima and Ra...

the purpose of the present study is to examine relationship between cultural globalization and men's attitude toward the role of women. the method of this study was survey and its tool was questionnaire. the sampling method used in this survey was multi-stage share random sampling. sample size that was estimated according to lean table with 95 percent significance level was 383. after revi...

A.Z. is a 42-year-old Caucasian male who has had type 1 diabetes since the age of 19. He was referred to a nephrologist from an internal medicine ward because of a moderate renal dysfunction (serum creatinine 1.7–2mg/dl up from 1.1mg/dl; creatinine clearance 55–69ml/min), which developed over a few months. Further tests revealed microalbuminuria (0.159 g/24 h), with a few red cells in the urina...

One of the interesting questions in vehicle acoustics is how do we evaluate the instationary sounds. What are the relative contributions of the different sequences to the overall quality judgment, if the sounds have two characteristic time sequences? Normal operation of a vehicle covers stationary and instationary sounds depending on driving condition. “Engine start” (instationary) and “Idle” (...

vehicle models and sales have been growing steadily. It is now possible to buy several types of HEVs such as the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, and Ford Escape. Even luxury brands such as Lexus and Porsche are working on sporty hybrid vehicles (2). As of October 2010, Mitsubishi launched the i-MiEV in Japan (April 2010) and several carmakers are about to release into the market new EV or PHEV model...

To cite: Yasuda W, Jackson JE, Layton DM, et al. Thorax Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014206381 WY: An 18-year-old footballer with no previous significant medical history sustained a tendon injury during a football match. This was repaired successfully under general anaesthetic, but the SaO2 (% saturation of haemoglobin) was found to be 78.5% on ...