In the present study, the fumes generated from manual metal arc (MMA) and submerged metal arc (SMA) welding of low temperature service steel, and the chromium and nickel percentages in these fumes, were measured at various horizontal distances and vertical heights from the arc in order to obtain a three dimensional distribution. The MMA welding fume concentrations were significantly higher than...

BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is associated with low birth weight, both because of increased risks of preterm and of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births. Low birth weight is associated with accelerated childhood height gain and cardiovascular diseases later in life. The aim was to investigate if prenatal exposure to preeclampsia is associated with accelerated childhood height gain, also after adju...

Effects of breed and sward surface height on ewe liveweight and body condition changes and on lamb liveweight gains during grazing in the spring and autumn were studied. The output per hectare in each season was also calculated. A total of 112 Gallega ewes (35Æ6 kg live weight) and 204 Latxa ewes (47Æ5 kg live weight) with their lambs were used during the spring (March–June) to study the effect...

UNLABELLED At least six different criteria to assume attainment of adult height in girls who have received growth hormone (GH) treatment have been published in the literature. The aim of this study was to assess whether, if applied to the same population, different criteria for assuming adult height would produce the same outcome. METHODS Data on Australian and New Zealand girls receiving gro...

The purpose of this study was to develop the predictive equations for estimation of stature, using knee height, arm span and sitting height in Indonesian Javanese elderly people. Eight-hundred and twelve healthy elderly people (295 men and 517 women) participated in this cross sectional study. Standing height, weight, knee height, arm span and sitting height were measured. The Chumlea and Elean...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether social inequalities in height change across generations. METHODS The target population was from the 1958 British birth cohort, all born 3rd-9th March 1958, followed to 1991, and the offspring of one third of this population. Main outcomes were height measured at 7, 11, 16, and 33 years (cohort members) and once at 4-18 years (offspring). Multilevel models applie...

The Timed "Up & Go" (TUG) is a representative mobility test for assessing the falling risk of the elderly. Although several tests have been developed, including the TUG, these do not include a "tripping" element, and tripping is a major cause of falling. This study examined the influence of various obstacle heights on test performance in the TUG test and test-retest reliability. Twenty-two heal...

It has been possible to modify the sampler module of the AutoAnalyzer to enable laboratoriespossessingadditional recorder and colorimeter units to analyse two sets of specimens simultaneously. Basically the device consists of a circular plastic channel of rectangular cross-section which fits on top of the normal sample plate and carries a second ring of cups (Fig. 1). The external diameter is 1...

The aim of this anthropometric survey, conducted between 2015 and 2016 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), was to map local geographical differences in male stature and some other anthropometric characteristics (sitting height, arm span). In addition, to investigate the main environmental factors influencing physical growth, the documented values of height would be compared with available nutritio...

introduction: the purpose of the present study was to evaluate anthropometric characteristics of weight, sitting & standing height, cormic index and bmi in the adult residents of qazvin, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 300 adult inhabitants aged 18-55 years (180 males and 120 females) of qazvin, iran were evaluated. the participants were selected randomly and without any physical ...