The decrease in resting energy expenditure after IF indicates the possibility of an increase in weight during IF when caloric intake is not adjusted. This study was registered at www.trialregister.nl as NTR1841. Am J Clin Nutr 2009; 90: 1244-51.”
“Influences of cracking of coating layer under applied tensile strain on V(voltage)-I(current) curve, critical current, and n-value of DyBa(2)Cu(3)O(7-delta) coated conductor were studied

experimentally and analytically. The experimentally measured variations in V-I curve, critical current, and n-value with increasing applied strain and the correlation of n-value to critical current were described well by the partial crack-current shunting model of Fang Also, the variations in the ratio of shunting current to overall critical current and the ratio of voltage developed in the cracked region to overall voltage with extension of AZD2171 molecular weight crack, and the variation in critical current with the ratio of noncracked

area to overall cross-sectional area of superconducting layer were revealed. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3488014]“
“Aim: To examine the predictive factors of successful varicocelectomy in Selleckchem GSK1904529A infertile patients. Methods: Thirty-five infertile male patients with varicocele and requiring varicocelectomy were recruited in this study. The patients were divided into 2 groups based on their recovery outcome after subinguinal microsurgical varicocelectomy. Patients who showed significant improvement on their sperm density, motility and morphology 6 months after varicocelectomy were designated as group

1, whereas those who showed no improvement 6 months after surgery were designated as group 2. The predictive factors that were examined included: age; preoperative semen quality (i.e. sperm density, motility and morphology); testicular volume; seminal volume; varicocele EPZ5676 grade; the number of ligated veins; body mass index (BMI), and serum levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, testosterone, alkaline phosphatase (Alk-p), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), cholesterol and triglyceride. Results: Sperm density, motility and morphology improved significantly 6 months after varicocelectomy in group 1 patients (n = 35; 71.4%). Group 1 patients had significantly higher testicular volumes (mean +/- SD: 29.6 +/- 5.9 vs. 23.2 +/- 6.1 ml), lower FSH (11.3 +/- 2.9 vs. 16.1 +/- 4.8 mIU/ml) and higher numbers of ligated veins (9.3 +/- 0.8 vs. 7.9 +/- 0.7) than group 2 patients. No significant association was observed between surgical outcome and age, preoperative sperm density, motility and morphology, seminal volume, varicocele grade, BMI and serum levels of LH, prolactin, testosterone, Alk-p, LDH, cholesterol and triglyceride. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the significant predictive factors of successful varicocelectomy in infertile patients were high testicular volume (> 29.6 ml), low serum concentration of FSH (< 11.