Measurement of plasma (serum) 25 (OH) D3, levels,(the precursor of active vitamin D) is the
current method of evaluating vitamin D status. This paper will present evidence to support …

This article examines the landscape of mortality assumptions in US pension plans, both
past and future, and includes an analysis of how ever-increasing life expectancy in the US …

Background: Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited disorder characterized by prolonged
QT intervals and potentially life-threatening arrhythmias. Mutations in several ion channel …

… In addition, Matthew Maloney verified the calculations used by the model, reviewed the
assumptions used by the model and improved the nomenclature/variable symbols used by the …

Bile acids repress the transcription of cytochrome P450 7A1 (CYP7A1), which catalyzes the
rate-limiting step in bile acid biosynthesis. Although bile acids activate the farnesoid X …

Measurement of plasma (serum) 25 (OH) D3, levels,(the precursor of active vitamin D) is the
current method of evaluating vitamin D status. The measurement of active vitamin D, 1, 25 (…

We used video cameras over 5 years to quantify causes of mortality at 172 nests of three
species of ground-nesting birds that nest on braided riverbeds of the Upper Waitaki Basin, …

Today the morality of interest-taking is a dead issue. Christians receive and pay out
moderate interest with a clear conscience. Yet the Old Testament, the greatest of the Greek …

Seddon et al.(2007) argue for pro-motion of the study of reintroduction of extirpated species
back into their historical ranges as an emerging bi-ological field. Species reintroduction …

Hybridization facilitated by human activities has dramatically altered the evolutionary
trajectories of threatened taxa around the globe. Whereas introduced mammalian predators and …