Factors in Daily Physical Activity Related to Calcaneal Mineral Density in Men

To determine the factors in daily physical activity that influence the mineral density of the calcaneus, we recorded walking steps and the type and duration of exercise in 43 healthy 26-to 51-yr-old men. Areal (g/sq cm) calcaneal bone mineral density (CBMD) was measured by single energy x-ray densitometry. Subjects walked a mean (+/- SD) of 7902(+/-2534) steps per day or approximately 3.9(+/-1.2) miles daily. Eight subjects reported no exercise activities. The remaining 35 subjects spent 143(2-772) (median and range) min/wk exercising. Twenty-eight men engaged in exercise activities that generate single leg peak vertical ground reaction forces (GRF(sub z)) of 2 or more body weights (high loaders, HL), and 15 reported exercise or daily activities that typically generate GRF(sub z) less than 1.5 body weights (low loaders, LL). CBMD was 12% higher in HL than LL (0.668 +/- 0.074 g/sq cm vs 0.597 +/- 0.062 g/sq cm, P less than 0.004). In the HL group, CBMD correlated to reported minutes of high load exercise (r = 0.41, P less than 0.03). CBMD was not related to the number of daily walking steps (N = 43, r = 0.03, NS). The results of this study support the concept that the dominant factor in daily physical activity relating to bone mineral density is the participation in site specific high loading activities, i.e., for the calcaneus, high calcaneal loads

Plans to Obtain Cargo for Friend Ship Formulated

Plans for collecting food and clothing for consignment to France, Italy, and Greece aboard the Golden Bear, the training ship of California Maritime Academy which is scheduled to leave the home port of Morrow Cove on January 15th, on the first leg of a memorable voyage as Friend Ship, took on form last evening at a conference called by Ernest Wichels, head of the Vallejo committee. The meeting was highlighted by a report from Commodore Russell M. Ihrig following a conference in Sacramento with Governor Earl Warren and other state officials who are giving full cooperation to the movement to dispatch 1,200 tons of food, and clothing. Governor Warren informed Com. Ihrig that Maurice Sparling, State Bank Commissioner has accepted the chairmanship of the state committee and already has committees arranging for the collection for food and clothing

Potato consumption and energy balance: a randomized controlled trial

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UMKC 2006: Our Emerging Future

This document is about our future; but our future is shaped by our past and our present, our location and events of our time, and is bounded by the mission of higher education. Over the past two years we have engaged in a campuswide process that created our vision, values and goals. They are presented in the following pages, but the story of their development unfolds through the context of the external and internal environments in which we find ourselves today, through the process that redefined our culture, and through the emergence of early accomplishments and those that are yet to emerge. We present this plan as a documentation of our transformation and as a commitment to our future. The introduction sets the stage for five chapters. The first two chapters on context provide an overview of our current external and internal realities. Chapter 3 summarizes the key characteristics of our transformation process, a process aimed at shifting the culture and accomplishment levels of our institution. Chapter 4 provides examples of transformation in action and one accomplishment as a story of change. Finally, Chapter 5 delineates our goals through 2006, their measures, and the actions we have planned. Our plan for the future is the result of the collective wisdom of the UMKC community. The intention is that those who work at UMKC, who are enrolled at UMKC, and who interact with UMKC will find their connection to our emerging future. That connection offers participation in our community of learners, a community in which you are a part. So this is your plan for the future, as well. Engage in the future with us, and join in our commitment to make the world a better place. Acknowledgements Nearly 2,000 people participated in the development of the vision, values, and goals descr..

Analysis of finite dose dermal absorption data:Implications for dermal exposure assessment

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