An important path analysis study by Bell, Weinberg, and Hammersmith (1981a) is usually interpreted in the literature as proving there are no social/upbringing effects on development of adult SSA (same-sex attraction). Instead, the study said that varying social factors leading to SSA occur in different ways in various classes, such as bisexuals, blacks, and effeminate homosexuals. It correctly ...

BACKGROUND Combretum vendae A.E. van Wyk (Combretaceae) is used for the treatment of bacterial related infections and oxidative related diseases by indigenous people of South Africa. Dried leaves extracts of C. vendae were investigated for bioactivity against a variety of bacterial strains and their antioxidant potential evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Constituents of leaf material were seri...

Stabilitt at der thermohalinen Zirkulation in analytischen und numerischen Modellen Die vorliegende Arbeit ist die inhaltlich unverr anderte Fassung einer Dissertation, die 1995 dem Fachbereich Physik/Elektrotechnik der Universitt at Bremen vorgelegt wurde.

The aim of this study was to estimate the heritability of variation in testosterone levels in 2-year-old children, and to explore the overlap in genetic and environmental influences on circulating testosterone levels and androgen dependent pubertal development. Midday salivary testosterone samples were collected on two consecutive days in a sample of 83 unselected twin pairs. Androgen induced...

The first reported case of Ellis--van Creveld syndrome in a Gurkha child is described, and the implications of the syndrome in this ethnic group are briefly considered.

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome is a genetic disorder that was first described by Richard Ellis and Simon van Creveld in 1940. The four principal characteristics are chondrodysplasia, polydactyly, ectodermal dysplasia and congenital heart defects. The orofacial manifestations include multiple gingivolabial musculofibrous fraenula, dental anomalies, hypodontia and malocclusion. The disease can be dia...