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Assessment of gene-by-sex interaction effect on bone mineral density
(2012)Sexual dimorphism in various bone phenotypes, including bone mineral density (BMD), is widely observed; however, the extent to which genes explain these sex differences is unclear. To identify variants with different effects ... -
Assessment of the left ventricular diastolic reserve in essential hypertension: the acute saline load test
(2001)Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of the development of a restrictive response to an acute saline load, defined as an increase in the ratio of peak early to peak late diastolic transmittal ... -
Association of repeat polymorphisms in the estrogen receptors alpha, beta, and androgen receptor genes with knee osteoarthritis
(2005)Genetic factors have been shown to play an important role in the etiology of osteoarthritis (OA). To elucidate the possible role of genetic variation in the estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ER-alpha, ER-beta) and androgen ... -
Associations of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Beta Gene Polymorphisms with Sex Steroid Levels and Body Fat Content in Men
(2012)Objective: Estrogens play an important role in male physiology. We investigated the possible association of four single nucleotide polymorphisms in Estrogen Receptor alpha (ESR1) and Estrogen Receptor beta (ESR2) genes ... -
Associations of obesity with modifiable risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(2009)Objectives: To assess the association of body mass index (BMI) with modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: BMI, disease activity, selected CVD risk factors ... -
Baseline Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Plasma Levels, Systemic Inflammation, Weight Loss and Clinical Outcome in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
(2011)Background: Cancer patients frequently suffer from weight loss and systemic inflammation in the context of advanced disease, which is related to adverse outcome. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I is an anabolic molecule ... -
CER1 gene variations associated with bone mineral density, bone markers, and early menopause in postmenopausal women
(2013)Background: Osteoporosis has a multifactorial pathogenesis characterized by a combination of low bone mass and increased fragility. In our study, we focused on the effects of polymorphisms in CER1 and DKK1 genes, recently ... -
Energy and momentum distributions of the magnetic solution to (2+1) Einstein-Maxwell gravity
(2005)We use Moller's energy-momentum complex in order to explicitly evaluate the energy and momentum density distributions associated with the three-dimensional magnetic solution to the Einstein-Maxwell equations. The magnetic ... -
Energy-Momentum Localization for a Space-Time Geometry Exterior to a Black Hole in the Brane World
(2013)In general relativity one of the most fundamental issues consists in defining a generally acceptable definition for the energy-momentum density. As a consequence, many coordinate-dependent definitions have been presented, ... -
Flexural-torsional vibration of simply supported open cross-section steel beams under moving loads
(2005)The present work deals with linearized modal analysis of the combined flexural-torsional vibration of simply supported steel beams with open monosymmetric cross-sections. acted upon by a load of constant magnitude, traversing, ... -
An isoenergetic high-protein, moderate-fat diet does not compromise strength and fatigue during resistance exercise in women
(2008)Resistance exercise is recommended to individuals following high-protein diets in order to augment changes in body composition. However, alterations in macronutrient composition may compromise physical performance. The ... -
Lack of Association Between Common Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Haplotypes and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertension
(2010)The endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene has been implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension-related left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Candidate-gene studies have examined the role of NOS3 variation, but ... -
Localization of energy for a regular black hole solution in an asymptotically de Sitter spacetime geometry
(2011)The energy and momentum distributions of a regular black hole in a four-dimensional, asymptotically de Sitter spacetime geometry are computed, whereby the Einstein, Landau-Lifshitz, Weinberg and Moller energy-momentum ... -
Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 5 (LRP5) Expression in Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes
(2010)The aim of this study was to investigate the activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway in osteoarthritis and the role of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. The ... -
Multivitamins and phospholipids complex protects the hepatic cells from androgenic-anabolic-steroids-induced toxicity
(2008)Introduction. Androgenic-anabolic-steroids (AAS)-induced hepatotoxicity typically occurs with C-17 alkylated oral agents abused by exercising individuals at clinically recommended doses. Injectable compounds appear to have ... -
Prevalence of Low Bone Mineral Density in Female Dancers
(2015)Background and Objective While some authors report that dancers have reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased risk of osteoporosis, others have stressed the positive effects of dance training on developing healthy ... -
Role of Hyperglycemia in Isogeneic Islet Transplantation: An Experimental Animal Study
(2008)Objective: Study the role of hyperglycemia-induced beta cell loss on grafted islet destruction. Design: Male inbred rats were made diabetic by streptozotocin administration and used as islet donors and/or isograft recipients ... -
Serum and follicular fluid leptin levels are correlated with human embryo quality
(2005)This prospective study was undertaken to reassess the prognostic value of leptin during critical stages of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) and address its role in the functional staging of assisted reproductive ... -
A simulation model of sustainability of coastal communities: Aquaculture, fishing, environment and labour markets
(2006)A bio-socio-economic model was developed to simulate (a) biological interactions related to traditional fishing, aquaculture, and the physical marine ervironment and (b) coastal labour market interactions and the regulatory ... -
What predicts obesity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? An investigation of the interactions between lifestyle and inflammation
(2010)Objective: To assess whether physical activity, diet or inflammation is a more important determinant of body mass index (BMI) and body fat (BF) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA). Methods: A total of 150 RA patients ...