Background Since 1990 several clusters of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have been identified
among hospitalized patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We …

This article presents an overview of the application of the Scherrer equation and Williamson–Hall
analysis for the approximation of crystallite sizes of zeolites. Special emphasis is …

Objective: To identify predictors of postnatal catch-up growth from birth to two years and its
relation to size and obesity at five years. Design: Regional prospective cohort study. Setting: …

Here we conducted a large-scale genetic association analysis of educational attainment in
a sample of approximately 1.1 million individuals and identify 1,271 independent genome-…

To facilitate the passage of echo contrast agents through the microcirculation and the
echocardiographic study of myocardial perfusion, ultrasonic energy (sonication) was employed to …

To identify common variants influencing body mass index (BMI), we analyzed genome-wide
association data from 16,876 individuals of European descent. After previously reported …

In a systematic review, we identified 21 separate studies with data on the association between
rapid infancy weight gain, up to age 2 y, and subsequent obesity risk. Uniformly all studies …

Atrial septal aneurysm is a localized “saccular” deformity, generally at the level of the fossa
ovalis, which protrudes to the right or the left atrium or both. For 39 months we prospectively …

Waist-hip ratio (WHR) is a measure of body fat distribution and a predictor of metabolic
consequences independent of overall adiposity. WHR is heritable, but few genetic variants …

Triglycerides are transported in plasma by specific triglyceride-rich lipoproteins; in
epidemiological studies, increased triglyceride levels correlate with higher risk for coronary artery …