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Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of imaging analysis of cervical elastography to predict successful induction of labor in nulliparous women at term. Methods Successful labor induction was defined as onset of active labor within 9 hours or delivery within 24 hours. The Bishop score, cervical length, and cervical elastographic parameters, including cervical area, mean elastographic index, and cervical hard area, were measured and analyzed by the image analyzer. Results The areas under the curves for the cervical length, cervical area, Bishop score, mean elastographic index, and cervical hard area were 0.63, 0.64, 0.47, 0.68, and 0.70, respectively, for onset of active labor within 9 hours and 0.70, 0.68, 0.63, 0.71, and 0.76 for delivery within 24 hours. The combination of cervical length and elastographic data was more predictable for successful labor induction (P Conclusions Imaging analysis of cervical elastography is available to predict successful induction of labor.

Angelica decursiva has been used in Korean traditional medicine as an antitussive, analgesic, antipyretic, and cough remedy. In a recent study, the 90% methanol fraction of the dichloromethane frac...

Alkanes and alkenes can be produced from lipids in maize, brown rice, and wheat by irradiation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the detection pattern of the hydrocarbons can be used for identifying postirradiation of cereals. Maize, brown rice, and wheat were irradiated at 0.5, 1, and 3 kGy. Oils were extracted from the samples using hexane and anhydrous Na2SO4. Hydrocarbon-containing fractions, isolated using Florisil column chromatography, were analyzed using gas chromatography (GC). The first six Florisil column chromatography fractions of 10 mL each were collected. Prominent radiation-induced alkenes 17∶1, 16∶2, 17∶2, and 16∶3 appeared mainly in the third, fourth, and fifth fractions. Those three fractions were combined and evaporated to a total volume of 4 mL for GC analyses. Alkenes 17∶1, 16∶2, 17∶2, and 16∶3 were detected in all irradiated samples but not in the non-irradiated ones. The levels of the hydrocarbons changed little by roasting the nonirradiated and irradiated cereals.

The Effect on Workers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior of a Group Health Care Program for Small Sized Plants in Pusan, Korea: Hae-Sook SOHN, et al. Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Inje University—To investigate the effect of a group health care program by observing differences in knowledge, attitudes and behavior (K, A and B) regarding occupational health services, a cross sectional survey of 201 workers served under a Group Health Care Program (GHCP) was carried out from November, 1995 to January, 1996. The K, A and B of workers were assessed by questionnaires about occupational health services. Subjects were divided to two groups according to the duration they had been served with group health care (Group I: = 3 years). K, A and B were compared in the two groups. All measures of K, A and B related to occupational health services, except satisfaction with the GHCP, were higher in Group II than in Group I. Group II was significantly higher in K, A and B (P

This study evaluated the effects of supplementing genistein with carnitine in C57BL/6J mice fed high-fat diets. This study also evaluated what dose of genistein is safe and effective when combined ...