http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/osteoporosis Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:03:27 -0400 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:03:27 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/982/phase-cancellation-in-ultrasonic-measurements-due-to-misalignment-of-receiving-transducer By Yu Tao Li - Bone sonometry is an established modality for the characterization of potentially osteoporotic cancellous bone. The ultrasonic field propagated through the heel bone (calcaneus) is subject to diffraction effects that complicate the acquired data. The immediate goal of this work is to examine the consequences of diffraction on phase cancellation at the face of a single-element piezoelectric transducer. The long-term goal of this research is to develop mechanisms that compensate for the effects of diffraction. As an approach to understanding the physics underlying this complex phenomenon, in the... Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/982/phase-cancellation-in-ultrasonic-measurements-due-to-misalignment-of-receiving-transducer http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/346/vitamin-d-insufficiency-due-to-insufficient-exposure-to-sunlight-and-related-pathology By Lana R. Johnson - Vitamin D has long been considered important for bone health because it aids in the absorption of calcium into the bone tissue. However, emerging research indicates that vitamin D is critical for other body systems to function properly, greatly increasing the scope of vitamin D’s importance. Because vitamin D is produced primarily by exposure to the sun, and because populations who live in northern latitudes have difficulty producing enough vitamin D due to reduced sun exposure, this essay will focus on the specific effects of vitamin D insufficiency experienced in northern regions such... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:29 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/346/vitamin-d-insufficiency-due-to-insufficient-exposure-to-sunlight-and-related-pathology