This Review describes current knowledge on the epidemiology and causes of child and
adolescent obesity, considerations for assessment, and current management approaches. …

Childhood obesity has emerged as an important public health problem in the United States
and other countries in the world. Currently 1 in 3 children in the United States is afflicted with …

Recent advances in developing nonlinear optical techniques for processing serial digital
information at high speed are reviewed. The field has been transformed by the advent of …

This document provides a pediatric-focused companion to “Defining and Setting National
Goals for Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease Reduction: The American Heart …

′ This book will be of interest to educational practitioners, and many other professionals
concerned with the education and development of the young′-ESCalateA very well-respected …

Boss is an autonomous vehicle that uses on‐board sensors (global positioning system,
lasers, radars, and cameras) to track other vehicles, detect static obstacles, and localize itself …

Acyl lipids in Arabidopsis and all other plants have a myriad of diverse functions. These
include providing the core diffusion barrier of the membranes that separates cells and …

Tensile tests at a variety of temperatures have been carried out on composites consisting of
tungsten or molybdenum wires, uniaxially aligned in a copper matrix. Both continuous and …

Background— Leptin plays a role in fat metabolism and correlates with insulin resistance
and other markers of the metabolic syndrome, independent of total adiposity. Therefore, we …

The protein dystrophin, normally found on the cytoplasmic surface of skeletal muscle cell
membranes, is absent in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy as well as mdx (X-linked …