Obesity and associated chronic inflammation initiate a state of insulin resistance (IR). The
secretion of chemoattractants such as MCP-1 and MIF and of cytokines IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β, …

Decades of study indicate that copper oral exposures are typically not a human health concern.
Ingesting high levels of soluble copper salts can cause acute gastrointestinal symptoms …

More than 30 million people in the United States have some form of chronic venous disease
(CVD). The prevalence of CVD is 10 times that of peripheral arterial disease. 1 Chronic …

The purpose of auditing trauma care is to maintain quality assurance and to guide quality
improvement. This study was conducted to identify the incidence, type, and setting of errors …

… (195–1980 m) but the mean distance walked in 12 min was 512 m. Healthy sedentary … to
walk more than 1200 m in 12 min. McArdle patients who walk less than 500 m in 12 min are …

A multidisciplinary concurrent audit of the quality of medical care within a trauma system was
carried out by a committee of physicians, nurses, and health officials representing trauma …

Proper handling of semen prior to computer‐assisted sperm analysis (CASA) is critical if the
analysis is to be representative of the fresh sample. The effects of diluting medium or dilution …

A noninvasive method for detecting failure of brushless exciter rotating diodes is presented
in this paper. Diodes can fail in one of two ways: either open circuit or short circuit. It is shown …

The emergence of COVID-19 dramatically changed social behavior across societies and
contexts. Here we study whether social norms also changed. Specifically, we study this …

The regionalization of trauma care has led to a decrease in preventable death after injury.
This decrease has been attributed to earlier resuscitation and surgical intervention. Little …