The study estimated an average Californian’s preference over a variety of attributes provided by Master Planned Communities (MPC) – (1) Access to Natural Park & Urban amenities, (2) HOA a...

A new species, Goniothalamusflagellistylus Tagane & V. S. Dang, sp. nov. from Hon Ba Nature Reserve in Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam is described and illustrated. This species is most similar to Goniothalamustortilipetalus M.R.Hend., but distinct in having 308-336 stamens (vs. ca. 170-260) and ca.120 carpels (vs. ca. 50-100) per flower, and Stigma and pseudostyles ca.8.5 mm (vs. 4-4.5 mm) l...

Recently, elevated dioxin levels, over 5 parts per trillion (ppt) 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), from Agent Orange was reported in 95% of 43 selected residents of Bien Hoa City, a city in southern Vietnam near a former air base used for Agent Orange-spraying missions. Agent Orange herbicide, contaminated with TCDD, was sprayed in Vietnam between 1962 and 1971 primarily for use as a...

[1] The composition and size of aerosols were measured using an Aerodyne quadrupole aerosol mass spectrometer at Thompson Farm in Durham, NH, during the International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation campaign during summer 2004. Submicron, non-refractory aerosol was dominated by organic matter and sulfate (averages of 5.7 mg m 3 and 3.6 mg m , respectively), w...

PURPOSE To compare changes of anterior corneal aberration (Pentacam) and ocular aberration (aberrometer, LADARWave) after laser refractive surgery. METHODS Sixty-six eyes underwent laser refractive surgery and were retrospectively reviewed. Anterior corneal aberration and ocular aberration were measured by Pentacam and an aberrometer (LADARWave) respectively. Changes of root mean square (RMS)...

Osteoarthritis (OA) of hand is a common disease, resulting in disability of the hands. The pathogenesis of hand (H) OA remains to be elucidated, and findings from knee and hip joints cannot be simply applied to HOA. To improve knowledge on the specific biology and pathobiology of HOA, the present study performed bioinformatics analyses to analyze the long non‑coding (lnc) RNA expression profile...

Palmitic acid (PA) is associated with higher blood concentrations of medium-chain acylcarnitines (MCACs), and we hypothesized that PA may inhibit progression of FA β-oxidation. Using a cross-over design, 17 adults were fed high PA (HPA) and low PA/high oleic acid (HOA) diets, each for 3 weeks. The [1-(13)C]PA and [13-(13)C]PA tracers were administered with food in random order with each diet, a...

James R. Hall, Hoa T. Vo, Leigh A. Johnson, April Wiechmann, Sid E. O’Bryant Institute of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research, University of North Texas Health Sciences Center, Fort Worth, USA Department of Psychiatry, Behavioral Health and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Sciences Center, Fort Worth, USA Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science...