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The Relationship between Physical Activity and Body Mass Index: Issues in Model Specification
Objective: To investigate the best statistical models that describe the effect of physical activity on BMI.Design: Cross-sectional analyses of physical activity and BMI data. Subjects: 10…
Received 31 March 2009 21:34 UTC; Posted 01 April 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology
The beauty of the mammalian vascular system
Beauty is a characteristic of objects that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure. In nature, aesthetic appreciation thereof has given rise to the mathematical search for good series (e.g. th…
Received 25 March 2009 12:40 UTC; Posted 25 March 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology
Evaluation of effective parameters on fabrication of BSA nanoparticles
Coacervation technique was implemented in fabrication of BSA nanoparticle for the purpose of drug delivery system. Nanoparticle was purified with 48,800 g centrifuge, and then followed by dialysis,...
Received 22 March 2009 16:37 UTC; Posted 31 March 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology
Temporal dynamics of travelling theta wave activity in infants responding to visual looming
A fundamental property of most animals is the ability to see whether an object is approaching on a direct collision course and, if so, when it will collide. Using high-density electroencephalograph…
Received 03 March 2009 08:40 UTC; Posted 03 March 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Neuroscience
Prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in Korean adults: The Korean Sarcopenic Obesity Study (KSOS)
Context: Sarcopenic obesity (SO), a combination of excess weight and reduced muscle mass and/or strength, is suggested to be associated with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. *Objec…
Received 03 March 2009 03:04 UTC; Posted 04 March 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology
Tracking patterns of body mass index and triceps skinfold thickness from childhood to young adulthood: a 12-year prospective cohort study in Slovenia
OBJECTIVE: To examine tracking patterns of body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness (TSF), height and weight from childhood to young adulthood in a rapidly developing society.DESIGN: Prosp…
Received 24 February 2009 10:45 UTC; Posted 24 February 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology
Optimal control circuitry design for the digital p53 dynamics in cancer cell and apoptosis
Experimental work and theoretical models deduce a “digital” response of the p53 transcription factor when genomic integrity is damaged. The mutual influence of p53 and its antagonist, the Mdm2 onco…
Received 13 February 2009 00:02 UTC; Posted 17 February 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology, Cancer, Developmental Biology
Analysis of Endocrine Disruption in Southern California Coastal Fish using an Aquatic Multi-Species Microarray
BACKGROUND: Endocrine disruptors include plasticizers, pesticides, detergents and pharmaceuticals. Turbot and other flatfish are used to characterize the presence of chemicals in the marine envir…
Received 28 January 2009 02:08 UTC; Posted 02 February 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Ecology, Genetics & Genomics, Earth & Environment
Nucleosome-mediated cooperativity between transcription factors
Cooperative binding of transcription factors (TFs) to cis-regulatory regions (CRRs) is essential for precision of gene expression in development and other processes. The classical model of cooperat…
Received 16 January 2009 23:21 UTC; Posted 21 January 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Molecular Cell Biology, Bioinformatics
3D model of lamprey estrogen receptor with estradiol and 15α-hydroxy-estradiol
Lamprey, a basal vertebrate, contains orthologs of the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor and corticoid receptor. A perplexing property of lamprey is that 15α-hydroxy-steroids are…
Received 09 January 2009 02:16 UTC; Posted 09 January 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Ecology, Earth & Environment
