Ethnic characteristics of bone remodeling in female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Background: Structural and metabolic disorders of bone tissue in women with T2DM have no clinical manifestations, but they are accompanied by the risk of fractures.Aim: To study the parameters of bone metabolism, BMD and microarchitectonics in female ...
T. P. Bardymova +4 more
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Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Status in Elderly Javanese Women
Background: Vitamin D (25OHD) works as a lipid-soluble secosteroid hormone essential for metabolic activities, including bone mineralization. 1,25OHD and its receptor are transcription factors for various bone homeostasis genes.
Lusiana Batubara +6 more
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bmd: an R package for benchmark dose estimation
The benchmark dose (BMD) methodology is used to derive a hazard characterization measure for risk assessment in toxicology or ecotoxicology. The present paper’s objective is to introduce the R extension package bmd, which facilitates the estimation of ...
Signe M. Jensen +4 more
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Cyclones and their associated wind and water hazards result in the largest number of fatalities. Coastal inundations due to cyclonic storm surges are an increasing threat to the lives and livelihoods of people in low-lying, highly populated coastal areas.
Bapon Fakhruddin +2 more
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Seasonal Variation in 25(OH)D at Aberdeen (57°N) and Bone Health Indicators- Could Holidays in the Sun and Cod Liver Oil Supplements Alleviate Deficiency? [PDF]
Vitamin D has been linked with many health outcomes. The aim of this longitudinal study, was to assess predictors of seasonal variation of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) (including use of supplements and holidays in sunny destinations) at a northerly ...
Aucott, Lorna +5 more
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Alkenylation and Allylation of Aldehydes by Using an Ni/Cr/TDAE Redox System [PDF]
In 360 females, Bone mineral density (BMD) in lumbar vertebrae (L2-L4) was assessed by quantitative computed tomography (QCT), and the values obtained were compared with the frequency of vertebral transformation or fracture as assessed by lateral scan ...
Goto, Kentaro +4 more
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Association of vitamin D receptor gene fok1 polymorphism with bone health in Pakistani population
Background: Osteoporosis is the bone disease characterized by demineralization of the bone. One of the most important genetic factors responsible for the osteoporosis is the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism.
Najam Farooq +6 more
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Benchmark dose (BMD) modeling: current practice, issues, and challenges
Benchmark dose (BMD) modeling is now the state of the science for determining the point of departure for risk assessment. Key advantages include the fact that the modeling takes account of all of the data for a particular effect from a particular ...
L. Haber +7 more
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INDIGO: Better Geomagnetic Observatories Where We Need Them
Good magnetic observatories are needed more than ever for global modeling and navigation. Magnetic satellite missions, once said to be the death of ground based observations, are now demanding quality data from fixed observations points on the Earth.
Pavel Borodin +18 more
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Diet and bone mineral density study in postmenopausal women from the TwinsUK registry shows a negative association with a traditional English dietary pattern and a positive association with wine [PDF]
Background: The effect of diet on bone mineral density (BMD) remains controversial, mainly because of difficulties in isolating dietary factors from the confounding influences of age, lifestyle, and genetic factors.
Aedín Cassidy +24 more
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