Let E/Q be an elliptic curve and p a rational prime of good ordinary reduction. For every imaginary quadratic field K/Q satisfying the Heegner hypothesis for E we have a corresponding line in E(K)⊗Qp, known as a shadow line. When E/Q has analytic rank 2 and E/K has analytic rank 3, shadow lines are expected to lie in E(Q)⊗Qp. If, in addition, p splits in K/Q then shadow lines can be determined ...

This is longitudinal retrospective observational cohort study that evaluated anthropometric and biochemical variables of children and adolescents admitted to a Predialysis Interdisciplinary Management Program (PDIMP) responsible for the follow-up of children and adolescents at stages 2 to 4 of chronic kidney disease (CKD) at a tertiary center. One hundred thirty-eight patients with CKD on predi...

BACKGROUND Inverse associations between height and serum lipid levels in pubertal children have been reported. To develop criteria for normal serum lipid levels stratified by height in pubertal children, we examined height-specific cholesterol levels, using data from a population-based school screening. METHODS Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (H...

OBJECTIVES To measure the serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), and the level of IGFBP-3 protease activity in 38 children presenting with malignancies, and to assess their relation with auxological parameters and nutritional status. METHODS Height, weight, skinfold thickness, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) were recorded using...

This research was conducted to investigate the effect of inclusion of wheat bran (as a source of insoluble fiber) in a barley-based diet, fed from 11 to 42 d of age, on villus morphology of jejunum, serum cholesterol level, abdominal fat pad and growth performance of broiler chickens. Three hundred and thirty six 10-d-old female Ross 308 chicks were allocated to six diets with four replicates o...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the association between serum lipocalin-2 level and clinical and metabolic parameters in obese children. METHODS The study included obese children with a body mass index (BMI) >95th percentile who presented to Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital with the complaint of weight gain and healthy children with a BMI <85th percentile. The height and weight of the p...

BACKGROUND Visfatin is an adipocytokine which is secreted from adipose tissue and can affect on the diabetes inflammatory reaction and also serum lipids level. On the other hand, Omega-3 can also prevent formation of insulin resistance. In the present study, the effect of Omega-3 on the serum visfatin concentration was evaluated. METHODS 71 women with type II diabetes were randomly assigned t...