Body size modifies the relationship between maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and gestational diabetes in high-risk women

Obesity increases the risk of low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) concentrations and gestational diabetes (GDM). We explored whether the association between GDM and change in 25(OH) D concentrations measured in the first (7-18 wk) and second (20-27 wk) trimesters of pregnancy is dependent on maternal BMI. The study was a prospective study of 219 women with BMI of >= 30 kg/m2, a history of GDM, or both. The participants were stratified by first-trimester BMI: BMI of = 35 kg/m(2). In the BMI group >= 35 kg/m(2), those who did not develop GDM during the follow-up showed higher increase in serum 25(OH) D concentrations compared with women who developed GDM (43.2 vs. 11.5%; P <0.001). No associations between 25(OH) D concentrations and GDM were observed in other BMI groups. These findings give an important aspect of the role of maternal body size in the association between vitamin D and GDM in high-risk women.Peer reviewe

From implementation to operation and the first measurements with the ELIGANT detectors from ELI-NP

The ELIGANT set of instruments is a dedicated tool being developed at ELI-NP for studying high-energy collective nuclear excitations using gamma beams. The topics of interest in these studies range from fundamental nuclear structure properties of the Giant Dipole Resonance and the low-energy strength enhancement in the Pygmy Dipole Resonance region, to applications in p-process nucleosynthesis and propagation of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays. The equipment consists of large-volume LaBr3:Ce and CeBr3 detectors for high-energy gamma-rays, liquid scintillators and lithium glass scintillators for high-and low-energy neutron time-of-flight, and a proportional counter system of 3He tubes for cross-section measurements. These instruments have been installed and commissioned with sources and via in beam measurements, in different configurations, at the IFIN-HH Tandem/Tandetron accelerators with terminal voltages of 3 MV and 9 MV. This contribution gives an overview of the present and future activities with ELIGANT

Conclusion

Au terme de ce parcours, l’ambiguïté plane encore sur la figure de ce voyageur transculturé du Grand Siècle. Est-ce Laurent d’Arvieux, chevalier du Saint-Sépulcre, de l’ordre de Notre-Dame du mont Carmel et de Saint-Lazare de Jérusalem, sujet fidèle de Louis XIV ou bien « ce Turc qui parlait tant de langues », ou encore Dervich Nasser le Franc, « un véritable Bédouin » ? Conclusion paradoxale, qui rejoint une question que l’on se posait déjà au sujet du rapport toujours problématique avec l’a..

1. Le chevalier d’Arvieux

Laurent d’Arvieux est né le 21 juin 1635 à Marseille, dans une famille noble ruinée descendant de l’une des branches d’une famille italienne illustre, originaire de Lombardie, du nom d’Arveo (Arvei au pluriel). La branche provençale avait conservé ce nom sous la forme corrompue d’Arviou, nom que celui qu’on connaît désormais comme le chevalier d’Arvieux garda encore jusqu’à son arrivée à la cour où l’on prit l’habitude de l’appeler Arvieu. Ce fut le secrétaire d’État M. de Lionne qui lui ajou..