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Electrostatic Charge on Flying Hummingbirds and Its Potential Role in Pollination.

 · 1970

Electrostatic phenomena are known to enhance both wind- and insect-mediated pollination, but have not yet been described for nectar-feeding vertebrates. Here we demonstrate that wild Anna's Hummingbir…

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Effects of dietary calcium to available phosphorus ratios on bone metabolism and osteoclast activity of the OPG /RANK/RANKL signalling pathway in piglets.

 · 1970

Hydroxyapatite, a mineral form of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) that gives bones their rigidity, is the major and essential component of bones and teeth in the human and animal body. A suitable rati…

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High prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors among adolescents with intellectual disability.

 · 1970

UNLABELLED: Adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs) have poor lifestyle-related health compared with the general population. Our aim was to study whether such differences are present already in ad…

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Bioreactor cultivation of anatomically shaped human bone grafts.

 · 1970

In this chapter, we describe a method for engineering bone grafts in vitro with the specific geometry of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condyle. The anatomical geometry of the bone grafts was segme…

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Born with low birth weight in rural Southern India: what are the metabolic consequences 20 years later?

 · 1970

OBJECTIVE: Low birth weight (LBW) is common in the Indian population and may represent an important predisposing factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the metabolic syndrome. Intensive metabolic examin…

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Urbanization and the risk for chronic diseases of lifestyle in the black population of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.

 · 1970

BACKGROUND: Men and women have experienced differing patterns of urbanization. Men spent more time in the city as migrant labourers, which could be attributed to the influx control legislation during …

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[Evaluation of long-term occupational exposure to dust and its effect on health during production of ceramic tiles].

 · 1970

A medical examination has been carried out of 500 workers (290 men and 210 women) of a ceramic plates plant. Also, the measurements of dust concentrations were made at some standard work places . In t…

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A geometrical model of speed skating the curves.

 · 1970

The centripetal force in speed skating the curves has to be delivered by the push off force which also does the external work to maintain the speed. Based on the geometry of the speed skating oval and…

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[A population survey on bone mineral density in a fishing village in Wakayama Prefecture (Part 2); The analysis of the risk factors affecting the bone mineral density].

 · 1970

The purpose of this study was to detect factors affecting lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) of general inhabitants in a rural community. A cohort consisting of 2261 inhabitants aged 40-79 years was se…

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Graded changes in enamel component volumes resulted from a short tooth bleaching procedure.

 · 1970

AIM: To test the hypothesis that changes in enamel component volumes (mineral, organic, and water volumes, and permeability) are graded from outer to inner enamel after a short bleaching procedure.MAT…

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A longitudinal laser fluorescence study of white spot lesions in orthodontic patients.

 · 1970

Orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances increases the caries risk in young persons. The aim of this study was to apply a new caries diagnostic method, quantitative laser fluorescence, for longitud…

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