Capacidade contributiva e taxa

Assessment of exercise capacity among asthmatic and healthy adolescents Avaliação da capacidade de exercício em adolescentes asmáticos e saudáveis

Objectives: To compare the physical performance and responses obtained in the six-minute walking test (6MWT) and the six-minute step test (6MST) between asthmatic and healthy adolescents; and to investigate the relationship between the responses obtained in the tests and the body mass index (BMI), physical activity level and spirometric variables. Methods: Nineteen asthmatic adolescents (AG) an...

Comparison of phenol content and antioxidant capacity of nuts Comparação entre o conteúdo de fenólicos e capacidade antioxidante de sementes

Several studies indicate that frequent nut intake (a serving per day, of ~28 to 100 g/d) confers protective effects against cardiovascular disease. In general, nuts have high lipid contents but with favorable profiles for promoting cardiovascular health, since they are low in saturated fatty acids and high in mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Studies connecting nut consumption and cardiovas...

Invertebrates: Rotifer Taxa – Bdelloidea

NEW TAXA RECORDS OF CAREX FROM IRAN

The genus Carex belongs to tribe Cariceae, subfamily Caricoideae and family Cyperaceae. This genus, with about 2000 species in the world and more than 50 species in Iran, is the largest genus among the family. In expedition to North West and West of Iran, two species, namely, Carex acuta and C. cilicica as new records and C. flava, C. rostrata and C. supina as reinvestigated species are reporte...

Inventory of new microbial taxa from Iran

Microorganisms constitute more than half of the Earth's biomass and in addition to quantity,they represent great diversity. In January 2013, the number of officially registered names forprokaryotic microorganisms at the genus and species levels were, respectively, approximately2100 and 12000. Current authorized methods for classification and identification of newmicrobial taxa are polyphasic ap...