background: radon, an invisible, odorless, heaviest (nine times heavier than air) and radioactive gas is an aberration (the only gas in the long decay chain of heavy metal elements). it is ubiquitously present in dwellings and in the environment. humans receive the greatest radiation dose in their homes. that's where they spend most time - typically 70%, more for small children. recent wor...

This study aims to predict the prices of residential properties in Catonsville, MD based on publicly available tax assessment data maintained by Maryland government institutions. Recent legislation has made it a requirement for local governments provide up-to-date, easily accessible its constituents. used three regression techniques: linear, ridge, and lasso regression. Extracting over 11,000 p...

Large gaps in basement membrane occur at sites of cell invasion and tissue remodelling in development and cancer. Though never followed directly in vivo, basement membrane dissolution or reduced synthesis have been postulated to create these gaps. Using landmark photobleaching and optical highlighting of laminin and type IV collagen, we find that a new mechanism, basement membrane sliding, unde...

BACKGROUND there is ample literature showing pain and depression are related. However, different dimensions of pain have been used in former studies. OBJECTIVE the objective of the study was to compare the strength of the association of different pain dimensions with depression in older adults. METHODS assessments including evaluation of pain (severity, frequency, chronicity, quality, pain ...

In this study, a recovery assessment of the permanent housing and living conditions in aftermath 2004 Tsunami Phang-nga Province, Thailand, was conducted using geoinformatics technologies, field observations, living-related parameters from basic minimum need (BMN) data retrieved Ministry Interior. results, 29 projects were mapped, classified into five sizes (very small, medium, large, very larg...

Background: The complications of diabetes are the major problems that occur in diabetic patients. It has been reported that, insulin insufficiency and the impairment of regulatory action of this hormone on Leydig and Sertoli cells have an important role in testicular alterations. Testicular disorders and change in normal spermatogenesis is one of the consequences of diabetes. This study was des...

glomerular development of the kidney was studied in newborn rats by electron microscopy. four different stages of glomerular development were defined: vesicle fonnation, s-shaped body stage, capillary loop fonnation, and glomerular maturation. in the fust stage, the mesenchymal cells form a spheroid mass. this is followed by the s-shaped body stage in which clefts appear in the mass. afterwards...