Based on observations made with the Kitt Peak National Observatory 2.1m telescope, which is operated by National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) operated by AURA, Inc., under contract with the National Science Foundation and with the University of Hawaii 88 Inch telescope. Visiting Astronomer, University of Hawaii Observatory. Visiting Astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, National...

INITIAL RESULTS OF COMPONENT ANALYSES P. J. Isaacson, T. Hiroi, C. M. Pieters, Y. Liu, A. Patchen, and L. A. Taylor Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, Planetary Geosciences Institute, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37...

Welcome to the 30th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-30). The HICSS Conference is an annual forum for the presentation and discussion of refereed papers in selected areas of system sciences. Topics covered in this year’s conference include architecture, advanced technology, digital documents, information systems, and software technology. HICSS is sponsored by the Univer...

Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USAa; Division of Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USAb; American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, USAc; Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, US...

OBJECTIVE We investigated whether dietary factors explain higher plasma fibrinogen levels in Japanese emigrants living a Western lifestyle in Hawaii compared with Japanese in Japan. METHODS AND RESULTS Plasma fibrinogen and nutrient intakes were examined by standardized methods in men and women 40 to 59 years of age from a Japanese-American sample in Hawaii (100 men and 106 women) and 4 popul...

BACKGROUND Japanese (both in Japan and Hawaii) have a lower incidence of falls and of hip fracture than North American and European Caucasians, but the reasons for these differences are not clear. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study. We compared neuromuscular risk factors for falls using performance-based measures (chair stand time, usual and rapid walking speed, and grip strength) a...