This information is distributed for the purpose of predissemination peer review. It has not been formally disseminated by NOAA. It does not represent any final agency determination or policy. Introduction Black sea bass (Centropristis striata) are protogynous hermaphrodites, with most individuals maturing first as a female before changing sex to male later in life (Wenner et al 1986). This life...

This study examined racial discrimination and blood pressure (BP) in 211 Black Americans. Racial discrimination is a chronic stressor for many Black Americans and hypertension prevalence is high in this population. Secondary analyses of data from the study, "Everyday Life for Black American Adults," were conducted to examine relationships among perceived racial discrimination, emotional and beh...

is the current phase of the Healthy People Initiative, which began in 1979 with the vision of making America's communities healthier and happier places (http:⁄⁄www.healthypeople. gov). Healthy People 2010 is a comprehensive set of health objectives to be achieved over the fi rst decade of the century. The overarching goals are to increase the quality of life and years of healthy life for all Am...

CONTEXT Since the early 1980s, the black-white gap in life expectancy at birth increased sharply and subsequently declined, but the causes of these changes have not been investigated. OBJECTIVE To determine the contribution of specific age groups and causes of death contributing to the changes in the black-white life expectancy gap from 1983-2003. DESIGN AND SETTING US vital statistics data...

In the United States, Black infants have significantly worse birth outcomes than White infants. Over the past decades, public health efforts to address these disparities have focused primarily on increasing access to prenatal care, however, this has not led to closing the gap in birth outcomes. We propose a 12-point plan to reduce Black-White disparities in birth outcomes using a life-course ap...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between religious meaning and subjective well-being. A major emphasis is placed on assessing race differences in the relationship between these constructs. METHODS Interviews were conducted with a nationwide sample of older White and older Black adults. Survey items were administered to assess a sense of meaning in life that ...

INTRODUCTION Sense of control over life has been shown to have protective health effects in studies that have mostly enrolled White middle class individuals. It is unknown, however, whether populations differ in the protective health gain associated with sense of control over life. This study compared a nationally representative sample of Black and White older adults for protective effects of s...

Immigrants and ethnic minorities tend to have lower life satisfaction than majority populations. However, current understanding of the drivers of these gaps is limited. Using a rich, nationally representative data set with a large sample of ethnic minorities and matched neighbourhood characteristics, we test whether first and second generation minorities experience lower life satisfaction once ...

Observations combined with theoretical modeling of the light curve of the recently discovered supernova 1997D in NGC 1536 suggest that it might host a black hole formed in the aftermath of the explosion. We consider some observable consequences of a black hole in SN 1997D and estimate the late–time accretion luminosity of the material which falls back onto the hole. We find that this luminosity...