OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of 9 days of bed rest on insulin secretion, insulin action, and whole-body glucose and fat metabolism in first-degree relative (FDR) and matched control (CON) subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 13 FDR and 20 CON subjects participated in the study. All were studied before and after 9 days of bed rest using the clamp te...

BACKGROUND The study aimed to identify thresholds for hospital bed utilisation which are independently associated with significantly higher risks for Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in acute hospitals in England. METHOD A retrospective analysis was carried out on reported data from the English National Health Service (NHS) for the financial year 2013/2014. Reported rates of CDI were us...

The metabolic and hemodynamic effects of prolonged bed rest were studied in 6 normal subjects. Bed rest of 2-3 weeks duration produced exaggerated responses of heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume, and peripheral vascular resistance to 700 tilt. Sympathetic nerve function and catecholamine metabolism were not impaired by bed rest. Pressor responses to infusions of norepinephrine and angiot...

This study uses a sample of 244 manufacturing companies by analyzing the performance financial statements that have been audited public accountants for period 2016 - 2019. secondary data namely purposive sampling method with R2 method. The results this identicate working capital turnover, current ratio, total asset turn over ratio and debt simultaneously significant effect on profitability. Par...

Perkembangan perekonomian dunia saat ini yang semakin pesat di tandai dengan adanya kemajuan bidang teknologi dan pertumbuhan inovasi secara terus menerus membuat persaingan bisnis kempetitif. Para pelaku mulai menyadari bahwa kemampuan bersaing tidak hanya terletak pada kepemilikan aktiva berwujud perusahaan, namun lebih inovasi, sistem informasi, pengelola organisasi sumber daya dimiliki oleh...

I study how growth affects liquidity of global stock exchanges and how liquidity determines cross-sectional returns on those stock exchange index portfolios. I measure portfolio liquidity by turnover ratio computed as value of shares traded over the market capitalization. I obtain data from FIBV, an association of global stock exchanges. In a multiple regression model for turnover ratio, I find...