Anthropometric reference data for older adults, particularly for the oldest old, are still limited, especially in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to describe sex- and age-specific distributions of anthropometric measurements and body composition in Mexican older adults. The methods included in the present study were assessment of height, weight, BMI, calf circumference (C...

Department of Animal Science,Faculty of Agriculture,University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria A total of 40 New Zealand white rabbits were used in a study where prediction models were developed for predicting live weight and evaluating the carcass. In the study, six body measurements namely, body length, thigh circumference, shank length, chest width, body circumference and girth were de...

n Society http ense. Abstract Hydatid disease with pulmonary tuberculosis coexisting in a patient is an extremely rare occurrence. A patient presenting with nonspecific chest symptoms must be adequately investigated and hydatidosis must be ruled out. This case report presents the unusual coexistence of tuberculosis and hydatid disease in an adult male and its subsequent diagnosis and management...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION To investigate the clinical and anthropometrical parameters that are associated with non-exercise activity thermogenesis that is composed of basal energy expenditure (BEE) and diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT) in patients with diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Body composition was assessed using bioelectrical impedance, and BEE and DIT were measured using indirect calorimetry i...

OBJECTIVE Current guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation recommend chest compressions (CC) during 50% of the duty cycle (DC) in part because of the ease with which individuals may learn to achieve it with practice. However, no consideration has been given to a possible interaction between DC and depth of CC, which has been the subject of recent study. Our aim was to determine if 50% DC is...

S. M. was born April 1, 1941, one month before the expected date of confinement. Her Negro father and White-and-Indian mother, both 35 years of age, were well except for a reputed, asymptomatic cardiac enlargement in the mother. A 10-year and a 12-year-old sibling were well. There had been no other pregnancies. There was no family disease. The mother's serology was negative. Social Service inve...

We measured lung impedance in rats in closed chest (CC), open chest (OC), and isolated lungs (IL) at four transpulmonary pressures with a optimal ventilator waveform. Data were analyzed with an homogeneous linear or an inhomogeneous linear model. Both models include tissue damping and elastance and airway inertance. The homogeneous linear model includes airway resistance (Raw), whereas the inho...

Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TM) is characterized by acute and transient myocardial segmental wall motion abnormality especially at the apical area with chest pain mimicking acute myocardial infarction. TM is generally accepted to show good prognosis, however, we experience some cases with severe cardiac complications including acute heart failure (AHF), cardiac rupture and ventricular...

BACKGROUND intracellular Na+ accumulation during ischemia and reperfusion leads to cytosolic Ca2+ overload through reverse-mode operation of the sarcolemmal Na+ -Ca2+ exchanger. Cytosolic Ca2+ accumulation promotes mitochondrial Ca2+ (Ca2+ m) overload, leading to mitochondrial injury. We investigated whether limiting sarcolemmal Na+ entry during resuscitation from ventricular fibrillation (VF) ...