BACKGROUND/AIMS There is limited data that supports a role for a vegetarian diet in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between vegetarian diets and NAFLD, considering metabolic syndrome and obesity. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional, retrospective study comparing the prevalence of NAFLD of 615 Buddhist priests and age-...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this single blinded randomized study was to compare the use of routine cutting-tip spinal needle and newly-designed pencil-point Pajunk(AE) in terms of success rate, complications and satisfactions in priests undergoing spinal anesthesia for orthopedic, general and urological surgery at Priest Hospital, Thailand. MATERIAL AND METHOD After Institutional Review Board appr...

AIM The aim of this paper is to compare the prevalence of voice disorders and the risk factors for them in different occupations with a vocal load in Slovenia. METHODS A meta-analysis of six different Slovenian studies involving teachers, physicians, salespeople, catholic priests, nurses and speech-and-language therapists (SLTs) was performed. In all six studies, similar questions about the p...

The Daily Ritual was one of a series of cultic rituals performed for the statue of the god by temple priests each day. Performed in the morning after the fi rst light of dawn, it was complemented by similar but more abbreviated rituals in the afternoon and evening. The Egyptians believed that the gods themselves had established the correct form of the rituals, and along with the celebration of ...

The basic ritual act of the Xangô, a cult of African origin found in Northeastern Brazil, is the offering of animal sacrifice to its deities. But by far most of the meat that results from this practice is redirected to the faithful and thus the Xangô appears as good to eat. It is also good to employ, since priests and their assistants function as providers of some specialized services, rewarded...