Many decision problems are under uncertain environments with vague and imprecise information using multi-granularity linguistic variables. In this paper, we describe the linguistic hierarchical structure in a different way. The suitable numerical scales are given with the purpose of making transformation between multi-granularity linguistic variables and numerical values. A novel distance measu...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of different configurations of repetitions within a set of deadlifts on the mechanical variables of concentric force, concentric time under tension, impulse, work, power, and fatigue. Eleven resistance trained men (age: 21.9 ± 1.0 years; deadlift 1 repetition maximum: 183.2 ± 38.3 kg) performed four repetitions of the deadlift exer...

BACKGROUND Irisin is a new myokine secreted from the skeletal muscle and appears to affect the metabolism of adipose tissue. OBJECTIVES The mechanisms of cellular and molecular identification by which exercise training exerts its benefits remain unclear and are under investigation. METHODS We examined the effect of 8-week resistance exercise on plasma irisin levels and expression profiles o...

fusarium head blight (fhb) disease caused by fusarium graminearum is one of the most destructive diseases of wheat that in addition to the loss of product quality and quantity is able to produce the dangerous carcinogenic toxins in human and animals. in this study, the effects of different fertilizer treatments (vermicompost, chemical fertilizer and mycorrhiza) on performance components and exp...

In this paper I will report on a research project which analysed the discourses of curriculum statements of the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia. The project involved the detailed text analysis of the statements for Biology, English and Geography. Text analysis is an evidence-based procedure for gaining insights into what is valued and what is foregrounded in curriculum.

The main claim of this paper is that causation, as commonly understood in the philosophical and psychological literature, is not fully expressed in natural language predicates. It neither matches the syntactic structure they project nor their lexical semantics. What a predicate can do is emulate causation by other means, albeit imperfectly. As a point of departure, we should provide a definitio...

Background and Objectives: Muscular atrophy is one of the indicators of uncontrolled diabetes. The aim of the current study was to investigate effects of eight weeks of resistance training (RT) on myostatin gene expression in soleus muscles and insulin resistance in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: In general, 14 Wistar male rats weighing 200–250 g and aging 8...