OBJECTIVE To compare the relation of birth weight with socioeconomic status measured by an area-based measure of material deprivation and by the Registrar General's social class. SETTING West Midlands Health Region 1991-93. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHOD Birthweight data by enumeration district deciles ranked by Townsend Deprivation Index based on 1991 census data for all...

Background Our recent findings have shown that the rat testis is subjected to significant oxidative stress during the early phase of diabetes induced by Streptozotocin (STZ). In the present study, we have investigated whether oral supplementation of β-carotene (BC) to pubertal rats would provide protection against diabetes associated oxidative stress in testis and liver. MaterialsAndMethods Mal...

An experimental investigation was conducted to find the effect of spraying method of coating of Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) on their oxidation behaviour and resistance to various thermal loading. Isothermal and thermal shock tests were performed in order to study oxidation behaviour of air plasma sprayed Bond Coat (BC) and assess its effect on TBCs lifetime under the stated loadings. Specim...

principle that most of us are linked by short chains of acquaintances — was first investigated as a question in sociology and is a feature of a range of networks arising in nature and technology. Experimental study of the phenomenon revealed that it has two fundamental components: first, such short chains are ubiquitous, and second, individuals operating with purely local information are very a...

Skeletal disorders occurring in experimental model of osteopenia caused by bilateral ovariectomy in rats are similar to those observed in postmenopausal women. Retinol is a commonly used vitamin, especially by elderly people. The role of retinol in bone remodeling is not well-established. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of retinol administered at doses of 700 IU/kg p....