To assess factors associated with bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women in a longitudinal study, and to examine the relative contribution of lean mass, fat mass, dietary patterns, and years since menopause to BMD.Two hundred and eighty-two postmenopausal women were randomly selected from Hongqi Community Health Center, in Harbin City,
The aim of this research was to compare fat quality of three categories of the Aosta cattle breeds by fatty acid composition.Samples of longissimus thoracis et lumborum from 12 calves, 11 young bulls and 11 cows of Aosta Red Pied and Black Pied were bought at retail.Fatty acids content showed in most cases, except for C18:1, significant differences
Metakaolin is the only major natural pozzolan to be specified for use as a supplementary cementitious material in the United States.As a result, the metakaolin market for concrete has grown dramatically in the past 20 years.As of now, the specifications of up to 16 state departments of transportation allow for the use of commercially-available and
We assess and rank 23 gridded snow water equivalent (SWE) products by implementing a novel evaluation strategy using a new suite of reference data from two cross-validated sources and a series of product intercomparisons.The ucsb gaucho blue new reference data combine in situ measurements from both snow courses and airborne gamma measurements.Compa