The purpose of this study was to determine if rowing performance was associated with fat mass (FM) or fat-free mass (FFM) measured using a novel 2D digital image analysis system. Nineteen female rowers (ages = 20.3 ± 1.0 years, weight = 73.8 ± 8.3 kg, height = 172.7 ± 4.7 cm) participated in this study. FM and FFM were estimated with a sm…[Read more]

Median proximal small bowel dilation was 2.95 cm (2.5-4.1 cm). No CMUSE cases demonstrated penetrating disease (e.g., abscess, fistula).

CT and MR enterography are invaluable tools in the multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation of CMUSE, a rare cause of small bowel strictures with overlapping clinical and imaging features of Crohn’s…[Read more]

uidelines. (Clinical trial registration number UMIN 000040101.).

The role of decreased pyloric distensibility in gastroparesis as measured by the endolumenal functional luminal imaging probe (EndoFLIP) has been receiving increasing attention. In this study, we present clinical outcomes to pyloric dilation with the esophageal FLIP (EsoFLIP) in…[Read more]

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of the addition of inulin and the replacement of part of the inulin with apple fiber on the physicochemical and organoleptic properties of ice cream. Moreover, the survival of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. Lactis Bb-12 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus was studied in sheep milk ice cream. There was no effect…[Read more]