INTRODUCTION Despite expanding use of bio-impedance (BI), little is known about its pathophysiologic significance and biological correlates OBJECTIVE: Determine correlations of BI parameters with anthropometry and biomarkers of electrolyte homeostasis, inflammation and liver function in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). METHODS We studied Ethiopian children with SAM (mid-arm circ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Estimation of GFR in children from serum creatinine measures in regional databases is limited by a lack of height data. Furthermore, the ability of GFR estimating equations to quantify changes in GFR over time is unknown. Two methods of estimating GFR when height is unknown and the ability of several GFR equations to quantify GFR changes over time were evaluated. DES...

leptin is a hormone, which is secreted from fat tissue, has an important role to set cell metabolism and energy balance. the present study aims at the effect of twelve weeks high intensity interval training (hiit) on leptin level and obesity dependent factors among female students suffering overweight. in this semi-experimental study, twenty four students with bmi of 25-30 kg/m2 were selected p...

This study was designed to evaluate the effect of routine intake multivitamin minerals supplements (MVMS) as children’s drugs on serum marker enzymes, mineral components and their general wellness. Blood samples were obtained from 40 children within age range 1 5 years old at Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. Serum level Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), Zinc (Zn), Magnesium (Mg), Iron (Fe),...

Background: Vitiligo is a common cutaneous depigmentation disorder caused by the destruction of melanocytes. The exact etiopathogenesis of this disorder is not well known, but a complex of genetic, immunologic, inflammatory, and cytotoxic factors have been implicated. According to reports on the role of vitamin B12 and folic...

Background: It appears that chronic lupoid leishmaniasis is the result of type 2 predominant T helper response to parasite and a defect in the down regulation of IL-4 production during infection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the underlying immune status in these patients and their predominant T helper activity we considered serum IgE as an indicator of TH2 activity and IL-4...

Introduction :Vitamin D deficiency is associated with hypertension; however, there is no study on the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and hypertensive crises. This study aimed to determine the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and hypertensive crises. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 individuals in Shafa Hospital ...

Consumer-level UAVs are often employed for surveillance, especially in urban areas. Within this context, human recognition via estimation of biometric traits, like body height, is pivotal relevance. Previous studies confirmed that the pinhole model could be used purpose, but only if accurate distance between aerial camera and target known. Unfortunately, low positional accuracy drones difficult...

This study investigated the effect of stimulus height on the ability of horses to learn a simple visual discrimination task. Eight horses were trained to perform a two-choice, black/white discrimination with stimuli presented at one of two heights: ground level or at a height of 70 cm from the ground. The height at which the stimuli were presented was alternated from one session to the next. Al...

Gamma radiation measurements are made at airborne survey heights and, through suitable processing, are converted to estimates of the count rates due to the radioelements (K, U and Th) at each observation point along the flight lines. The conventional processing of these data would include a correction for deviations in the aircraft height from the nominal survey height. The elemental count rate...