Brown rice (BR) and white rice (WR) produce different glycaemic responses and their consumption may affect the dietary management of obesity. In the present study, the effects of BR and WR on abdominal fat distribution, metabolic parameters and endothelial function were evaluated in subjects with the metabolic syndrome in a randomised cross-over fashion. In study 1, acute postprandial metabolic...

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We present an overview of recent X-ray observations of Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars with XMM-Newton and Chandra. These observations are aimed at determining the differences in X-ray properties between massive WR + OB binary systems and putatively single WR stars. A new XMM spectrum of the nearby WN8 + OB binary WR 147 shows hard absorbed X-ray emission (including the Fe Kα line complex), characteristi...

UNLABELLED Many studies have shown that a one-time 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) scintigraphic study during a stable period is useful for determining the prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, the findings from this imaging modality are well known to be improved by medical treatment for heart failure. Accordingly, this study was performed to determine whethe...

20 The large-scale impacts of the Arctic Oscillation (AO) and the East Atlantic/West Russia 21 (EA/WR) teleconnection on the East Asian winter climate anomalies are compared for the 22 past 34 winters focusing on 1) interannual monthly to seasonal temperature variability, 2) 23 East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM), and 3) the Siberian high (SH) and cold surge. 24 Regression analysis reveals warming...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), especially dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), in extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of oral and maxillofacial regions. STUDY DESIGN Thirteen cases with extranodal NHL were examined using MRI. T1-weighted images (T1WI) and T2-weighted images (T2WI) or sh...

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA Correspondence to: Heeren S. Makanji, MD. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, USA. Email: [email protected] or [email protected]. Comment on: Sasso WR, Smucker JD, Sasso MP, et al. Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Cervical Disc Arthroplas...

Triboelectric nanogenerators are aspiring energy harvesting methods that generate electricity from the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction. This study demonstrates the harvesting of wind energy by a wind-rolling triboelectric nanogenerator (WR-TENG). The WR-TENG generates electricity from wind as a lightweight dielectric sphere rotates along the vortex whistle substrate. Increasing...

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