J Appl Polym Sci 116: 2116-2132, 2010″
“Background: Vegans and other vegetarians who limit their intake

of animal products may be at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency than nonvegetarians, because foods providing the highest amount of vitamin D per gram naturally are all from animal sources, and fortification with vitamin D currently occurs in few foods.

Objective: We assessed serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [s25(OH)D] concentrations and factors affecting them in vegetarians, partial vegetarians, and nonvegetarians in a sample of calibration study subjects from the Adventist Health Study-2.

Design: Food-frequency questionnaires and sun-exposure data were obtained from 199 black and 229 non-Hispanic white adults. We compared s25(OH)D concentration, dietary and supplemental vitamin D intake, and sun exposure in the different dietary groups.

Results: We found no significant difference in s25(OH)D by vegetarian status for either CX-6258 nmr 5-Fluoracil price white or black subjects. Among whites, dietary vitamin D intake and sun behavior were different between vegetarian groups, but there was no difference in skin type distribution. Among blacks, no significant differences were observed for any of these variables

between vegetarian groups. The mean (+/- SD) s25(OH)D was higher in whites (77.1 +/- 10.33 nmol/L) than in blacks (50.7 +/- 27.4 nmol/ L) ( P < 0.0001).

Conclusions: s25(OH)D concentrations were not associated with vegetarian status. Other factors, such as vitamin D supplementation, degree of skin pigmentation, and amount and intensity of sun exposure have greater influence on s25( OH) D than does diet. Am J Clin Nutr 2009; 89(suppl): 1686S-92S.”
“Magnetic properties and the magnetoimpedance R788 solubility dmso (MI) effect were studied for a series of [Fe20Ni80/Ti](n)/Fe20Ni80 (n=0 to 5) nanostructures, prepared by dc magnetron sputtering. The thickness of the FeNi layers was selected as 170 nm in order to avoid the appearance of the “”transcritical”" state that takes place for thicker layers. First, the influence of the Ti layer thickness was determined

for n=1 trilayers, with Ti layers ranging from 2 to 20 nm. The minimum coercivity corresponded to a Ti layer of about 6 nm. Second, the magnetic properties and MI responses were studied for different [FeNi/Ti](n)/FeNi structures at a fixed Ti layer thickness of 6 nm. The complex impedance was measured for a frequency range of 1-300 MHz. The highest value of the MI was obtained in the sample [FeNi/Ti](5)/FeNi with the largest total thickness. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3355473]“
“This study investigates the effect of changes in moderate or vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on trajectories in health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) over 7 years in British elderly women.

A total of 1,926 women from the British Women’s Heart and Health Study with information on MVPA and HR-QoL [measured using Euro quality of life 5 dimension (EQ-5D)] at baseline and at 7 years of follow-up were included in the analysis.