BACKGROUND Childhood obesity has become a major public health problem in China. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of age and sex on the relationship between fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM), fat-free mass index (FFMI) and fat mass index (FMI) in Chinese children using body composition chart analysis, and to compare the changing pattern with Caucasian and Japanese counte...

PURPOSE To investigate corneal sensitivity to selective mechanical, chemical, heat, and cold stimulation in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS Twenty patients with FM (18 women, 2 men; 51.9 +/- 2.3 years old) and 18 control subjects (16 women, 2 men; 51.7 +/- 2.4 years) participated voluntarily in the study. Subjective symptoms of ocular dryness were explored and a Schirmer I test was p...

OBJECTIVE To estimate body composition by evaluating skinfold thickness (ST) and electric bioimpedance (EB) in a group of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency (CAH-C-21OHD) in relation to a control group. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Sixteen patients and 26 controls were evaluated, all female, with age varying from 8 to 18 years. Fat (FM) and lean (LM) ...

The mechanisms causing cognitive problems in chronic pain patients are not well understood. We used the Stroop color word task (SCWT) to investigate distraction-induced analgesia, cognitive performance, and cerebral activation patterns in 29 fibromyalgia (FM) patients (mean age 49.8 years, range 25-64 years) and 31 healthy controls (HC) (mean age 46.3 years, range 20-63 years). In the first stu...

OBJECTIVE To identify muscle physiologic properties that may contribute to postexertional fatigue and malaise in women with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS Healthy postmenopausal women with (n = 11) and without (n = 11) FM, ages 51-70 years, participated in this study. Physical characteristics and responses to self-reported questionnaires were evaluated. Strength loss and tissue oxygenation in res...

A mounting body of literature recommends that treatment for fibromyalgia (FM) encompass medications, exercise and improvement of coping skills. However, there is a significant gap in determining an effective counterpart to pharmacotherapy that incorporates both exercise and coping. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of a comprehensive yoga intervention on FM...

PURPOSE This article describes the development of a measure, called First Mentions (FM), that can be used to evaluate the referring expressions that children use to introduce characters and objects when telling a story. METHOD Participants were 377 children ages 4 to 9 years (300 with typical development, 77 with language impairment) who told stories while viewing 6 picture sets. Their first ...

INTRODUCTION Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by persistent widespread pain, increased pain sensitivity and tenderness. Muscle strength in women with FM is reduced compared to healthy women. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a progressive resistance exercise program on muscle strength, health status, and current pain intensity in women with FM. METHODS A total of 130 women...

A total of 390 one-day-old quail chicks (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were divided into 4 groups (3 replicates per treatment), viz. CX, FX, MX, and FM, containing 75, 105, 105, and 105 birds, respectively. Birds in the control group (CX) were fed quail mash alone, whereas birds in group FX were fed 200 ppm of fumonisin B(1) (FB(1)) from Fusarium verticillioides culture material; group MX was fed...

‎in 1970‎, ‎menegazzo [gruppi nei quali ogni sottogruppo e intersezione di sottogruppi massimali‎, ‎ atti accad‎. ‎naz‎. ‎lincei rend‎. ‎cl‎. ‎sci‎. ‎fis‎. ‎mat‎. ‎natur. 48 (1970)‎, ‎559--562.] gave a complete description of the structure of soluble $im$-groups‎, ‎i.e.‎, ‎groups in which every subgroup can be obtained as intersection of maximal subgroups‎. ‎a group $g$ is said to have the $fm$...