Background: The effect of sleep on the risk of developing diabetes has not been explored in an Asian population. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of self-reported sleep duration and sleep quality on the risk of developing diabetes in a prospective cohort in Japan. Methods: Data were analyzed from the cohort of participants in a High-risk and Population Strategy for Occup...

Background: Current approaches to parameter estimation are often inappropriate or inconvenient for the modelling of complex biological systems. For systems described by nonlinear equations, the conventional approach is to first numerically integrate the model, and then, in a second a posteriori step, check for consistency with experimental constraints. Hence, only single parameter sets can be c...

Background: While tuberculosis of the breast is an extremely uncommon entity seen in western populations, it accounts for up to 3% of all treatable breast lesions in developing countries. Case presentations: We reviewed three female cases of mammary tuberculosis that were diagnosed and treated in Turkey during the same calendar year. All three patients presented with a painful breast mass. In a...

VOLUME 111 | NUMBER 6 | May 2003 • Environmental Health Perspectives The Biological Basis of Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome (HGS): Relationship to Mutagens in the Lamin A/C Gene (LMNA) and to Other Known Laminopathies This PA is a new initiative to support research to understand how mutations in the gene for lamin A/C affect nuclear structure, thus leading to bothdysfunction of the nuclear envelop...

The complex biology of critical illness not only reflects the initial insult that brought the patient to the intensive care unit but also, and perhaps even more importantly, it reflects the consequences of the many clinical interventions initiated to support life during a time of lethal organ system insufficiency. The latter may amplify or modify the response to the former and are eminently ame...

One of key roles the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) Education Committee is to help with career development students professionals at different stages in their careers. There are least three major targets committee. First, committee aims develop multiple education resources, such as monthly MTT-S webinars Distinguished Instructors (DMI) program. Next, shares these resources...