To better understand the genetic basis of essential hypertension, we conducted a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of a population of 207 (BALB/cJ x CBA/CaJ) F(2) male mice to identify genomic regions that regulate blood pressure, heart rate, and heart weight. We identified two loci, Bpq6 (blood pressure quantitative locus 6) on chromosome 15 (Chr 15; peak, 16 cM; 95% confidence interval,...

To determine the genetic contribution to variation among lipoprotein cholesterol levels, we performed quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses on an intercross between mouse strains RIIIS/J and 129S1/SvImJ. Male mice of the parental strains and the reciprocal F1 and F2 populations were fed a high-cholesterol, cholic acid-containing diet for 8-12 wk. At the end of the feeding period, plasma total...

OBJECTIVE The number of women aged 45 and older who become pregnant is increasing. The objective of this study was to estimate the risk of medical and obstetric complications among women aged 45 and older. METHODS The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was used to identify pregnant woman during admission for delivery. Deliveries were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth R...

Laboratory spectra of methane-nitrogen mixtures have been recorded in the near-infrared range (1.0 – 1.65 μm) in conditions similar to Titan’s near surface, to facilitate the interpretation of the DISR/DLIS spectra taken during the last phase of the descent of the Huygens Probe, when the surface was illuminated by a surface science lamp. We used a 0.03 cm spectral resolution, adequate to resolv...

The objective was to evaluate the effects of maturity at harvest and row spacing on fermentative profile, aerobic stability, nutritional value biomass sorghum (BRS 716) silage. experiment conducted using a split-plot completely randomized block design with three spacings (45, 70, 90 cm) four maturities (70, 100, 130, 160 days) eight replications. Polyvinyl chloride silos known weight measuring ...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that higher positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) should be used only in patients with higher lung recruitability. In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between the recruitability and the PEEP necessary to counteract the compressive forces leading to lung collapse. METHODS Fifty-one patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (7 mild...

Orifice-weir structures are being used to reduce peak drainage rates and to store water during the growing season in poorly drained pine plantations. Earlier studies have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing drainage outflows while conserving water during the growing season. This study reports on criteria and preliminary guidelines for designing such structures. The guidelines were deve...

A novel method has been put forward for very large electron beam profile measurement. With this method, absorbed dose profiles can be measured at any depth in a solid phantom for total skin electron therapy. Electron beam dose profiles were collected with two different methods. Profile measurements were performed at 0.2 and 1.2 cm depths with a parallel plate and a thimble chamber, respectively...

OBJECTIVES This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1997. Numbers and rates of discharges, diagnoses, and procedures are shown by age and sex. Discharges are also shown by geographic region of the hospital. Average lengths of stay are presented for all discharges and for selected diagnostic categories by age and by sex. ...