Animal models suggest that decreased renal endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity in old males promotes renal injury, whereas females are protected. We aimed to explore whether aging alters glomerular arginine uptake by CAT-1, the selective arginine supplier to eNOS in rats. Arginine uptake by glomeruli from young males (3 mo) was significantly higher than in young females. Old males...

This study investigated the participation and performance trends as well as the age and gender interaction at the Olympic distance 'Zürich Triathlon' (1.5 km swim, 40 km cycle and 10 km run) from 2000 to 2010 in 7,939 total finishers (1,666 females and 6,273 males). Female triathletes aged from 40 to 54 years significantly (P < 0.05) increased their participation while the participation of youn...

Young females’s data in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are acquired by using 3D Body Scanner made American TC2. Then according to the four parts of body shape character, we can classify human into different kinds women’s types. In process, SVM(support vector machine) model is used identify young shape. The results show that SVM an effective identified classified method due short time high precision...

Merit of service sires for Holstein cows designated as genetically elite for yield in January 1990 was calculated to determine the contribution of these cows to genetic progress. Service sires were determined from sires of registered female progeny because male progeny were selectively registered. Primary data were 1295 elite cows (top 1%) that had a daughter produced from a mating in the 6 mo ...

Introduction: Evidence suggests that a negative energy balance rather than engaging in competitive sports serves as a trigger factor in the pathogenesis of athletic amenorrhea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate energy balance of adolescent females competing in different types of sport. Methods: Energy intake (EI) and energy expenditure (EE) were calculated in females (16.3 ± 2.0 years, ...