由靜立起步至動態步行(GI)之準備時期,會產生足底壓力中心(COP)往後及往擺盪腳移動,與身體質量中心(COM)往站立 腳移動之預期性姿勢調控(APA)機制。本研究目的在於探討此機制會不會受到不同起步步寬改變。本研究以健康正常人 為研究對象,受試者執行五種步寬下之起步。使用三維動作分析及 AMTI 測力板,以逆向動力學求得 1.COP 往後及往擺 盪腳之位移,2.在額狀面及矢狀面兩平面上相對於站立腳的 COP,由擺盪腳推蹬力所造成的淨彎矩,3. 在前後方向上的 COM 速度,作為 APA 參數。比較不同步寬對起步瞬間 APA 參數的影響,來探討人體由靜立起步至動態步行的控制策 略。結果顯示 COP 之位移以及推蹬力的淨彎矩,都會隨著步寬增加而變大,然而 COM 速度在最大步寬時顯著變小。在 最小步寬時,COP 往後及往擺盪腳沒有位移量,間接推翻擺盪腳藉牽張反射於起步的必要性。在中等步...

Fifty-eight clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B, including 16 from Alaska, 14 from Arizona, 11 from Washington, and 17 from seven additional states, were analyzed. The antibiograms of these isolates were assigned to 10 antibiotic profiles based on their susceptibilities to penicillin, erythromycin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Thirty-two (55%) of these ...

Results The efficacy after 12M of APAI was 78.7–84.8% depending on disease severity. The “excellent” result after APAI course was achieved in 21.2% Ch with AD, “good” in 57.6% Ch, “satisfactory” in 9.1% Ch, and there was no therapeutic effect in 12.1% Ch. There was reduction in the number, duration and severity of AD exacerbations observed in 2/3 Ch, which allowed the subsequent reduction of BT...

AIM To evaluate the effect of vitamin D3 receptor (VDR) gene BsmI/ApaI/TaqI restriction fragment length polymorphisms on Graves' disease susceptibility in a subset of patients from Eastern Croatia. METHODS Graves' disease patients (n=110) and ethnically matched euthyroid controls (n=99) with no clinical evidence or family history of thyroid or autoimmune diseases were genotyped for VDR gene p...

We previously demonstrated an association between the insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) gene 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) ApaI polymorphism and body mass index (BMI) in over 2500 middle-aged Caucasoid males. In the same cohort, we have now tested association with 11 more markers, including seven novel single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), spanning >30 kb across the IGF2 gene. Three SNPs ...

To explore the relationship between vitamin D receptor gene (ApaI, BsmI) genotypes and allele frequency and mild cognitive impairment in Xinjiang Uygur population. The polymorphisms of the VDR genotypes (ApaI and BsmI) were analyzed by Snapshot method in 124 MCI patients and 124 controls. A allele of ApaI gene increased the risk of MCI [OR = 1.62, 95% CI (1.13-2.31)]; AA genotype increased the ...

Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; TaqI and ApaI) in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been identified as risk factors for the progression of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The purpose of our study was to confirm the reported association of these two SNPs with ESRD risk and progression of renal osteodystrophy in a Chinese Han population. A total of 452 ESRD patients and 904 matche...

Reliable banding techniques are a major necessity for genetic research in oysters. In this study, we carried out the cytogenetic characterization of four oyster species (family Ostreidae) using restriction endonuclease treatments. Chromosomes were treated with three different restriction enzymes, stained with Giemsa, and examined for banding patterns. The following species were studied: Crassos...