The vitamin D endocrine system is involved in a wide variety of biological processes including
bone metabolism, modulation of the immune response, and regulation of cell proliferation …

Natural steroidal estrogen hormones, eg, estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), and
17α-estradiol (17α), are released by humans and livestock in the environment and are the …

<p>Due to their special properties, people have been increasingly interested in studying
applications of nanoscale metal materials in environmental engineering. Literature about the …

LOFAR, the LOw-Frequency ARray, is a new-generation radio interferometer constructed in
the north of the Netherlands and across europe. Utilizing a novel phased-array design, …

The incidence of all non-vertebral fractures, as well as the relation to bone mineral density (BMD),
was quantified in 7806 men and women from the Rotterdam Study, a prospective, …

INTRODUCTION Genetic interactions occur when mutations in two or more genes combine
to generate an unexpected phenotype. An extreme negative or synthetic lethal genetic …

Introduction Neutron stars with masses above 1.8 solar masses (M ☉ ), possess extreme
gravitational fields, which may give rise to phenomena outside general relativity. These strong-…

Fast radio bursts are millisecond-duration astronomical radio pulses of unknown physical
origin that appear to come from extragalactic distances 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 . Previous follow-…

Labeled antigen-binding tests were used to determine quantitatively the contribution of IgG4
antibodies to the total IgG antibody response in humans. In agreement with literature, we …

Background Very high plasma homocysteine levels are characteristic of homocystinuria, a
rare autosomal recessive disease accompanied by the early onset of generalized …