Physical HRQL was significantly lower for rural clergy (-2.0; 95% CI: -2.9 to -1.1; P < 0.001). Income, body mass index, and joint disease partially accounted for the rural/non-rural difference, though a sizable disparity remained after controlling for these mediators (-1.02; 95% CI: -1.89 to -.15; P = 0.022). Mental HRQL did not differ significantly between rural and non-rural respondents (1.0, 95% CI: -0.1 to 2.1; P = 0.067).

Rural/non-rural CBL0137 disparities in physical HRQL are partially explained by differences in income, obesity, and joint disease in rural

areas. More research into the causes and prevention of these factors is needed. Researchers also should seek to identify variables that can explain the difference that remains after accounting for these variables.”
“A strong magnetoelectric (ME) interaction is presented in a magnetostrictive-semiconductor-piezoelectric

heterostructure that consists of the Huesler alloy, Co2MnAl, Nepicastat order GaAs, and lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT). The laminated Co2MnAl/GaAs/PMN-PT structure, having a thickness of 19 nm/180 mu m/500 mu m, demonstrates a ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) field shift of 28 Oe with an external electric field of 200 V across the PMN-PT substrate. This corresponds to a resonance frequency shift of similar to 125 MHz at X-band. It yields a large ME coupling (7 Oe cm/kV) and microwave tunability (similar to 32 MHz/kV cm(-1)), compared to other trilayer Luminespib mouse multiferroic composite structures. In addition, static magnetization measurement indicates a reduction in the remanence magnetization while applying the electric field, which corroborates the ME interactions mediated by the translation of magnetoelastic forces in this structure. This work explores the potential of multiferroic heterostrucuture

transducers for use in FMR microwave devices tuned by electric fields. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3068543]“
“ObjectiveTo investigate whether bilateral deep tissue pressure hyperalgesia exists in individuals with unilateral thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC OA).

MethodsA total of 32 patients with CMC OA (29 females and 3 males, aged 69-90 years old) and 32 healthy matched controls (29 females and 3 males, aged 70-90 years) were recruited. Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were bilaterally assessed over the first CMC joint, the hamate bone and the lateral epicondyle in a blinded design. Mixed models analyses of variance were conducted to determine the differences in pressure pain sensitivity between groups and sides.

ResultsThe results showed that PPTs were significantly decreased over the first CMC joint (F=6.551, P=0.012) and the hamate bone (F=9.783, P=0.002) but not over the lateral epicondyle (F=2.712, P=0.