The purpose of this study was to examine the preventive effect of exercise on lumbar vertebrae in ovariectomized rats. Three-month-old female Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups: control group (A, n = 10); non-exercised ovariectomized group (B, n = 7) and exercised ovariectomized group (C, n = 7). The rats from group C were subjected to treadmill exercise (15 m/minute in the initial six week...

The present cross-sectional study was undertaken with the aim of establishing norms for birth weight, crown heel length, and head circumference of the newborns in the population of Karachi. It was conducted in four public and private hospitals of Karachi, covering middle to low-income areas during a period of 2 years. There were 404 mothers and their babies included in this study that fulfilled...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence and multiplicity of additional risk factors (RF) in a population sample of hypertensive smokers, diagnosed and enrolled at the Hiperdia Program of the Ministry of Health, in the city of Brusque, SC, Brazil. METHODS Determination of the anthropometrical parameters and laboratory variables recognized as cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS Elevated prev...

In this paper, a fast and robust multi-view lip localization algorithm in video is proposed. We consider lip localization as a binary classification problem, where a classifier is learned to distinguish between the lip and the region surrounding it. The classifier we use here is a histogrambased one which exploits the anthropometrical properties of the human face with the help of face scale nor...

Secular changes in the body dimensions of newborns from three different geographical localities are compared. Anthropometrical data of infants born in 1987 and in 2002 as a result of singleton full-term non-pathological postpartum were collected from medical records of children's out-patient clinics in three geographical localities: two big cities-Moscow and Saratov-and the town of Khvalynsk (S...

Obesity is an important risk factor of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS). Previous studies suggested Leptin Receptor (LEPR) gene Polymorphisms is associated with obesity and OSAS. Study was conducted to asses association of LEPR gene polymorphism K109R, Q223R and K656N with OSAS in North Indian subjects. Genotyping and estimation of serum Leptin levels were done in 190 subjects. Polysomno...

Original scientific paper The presented paper gives an insight into a prototype of intelligent advisory system based on the aesthetic and ergonomic factors regarding product design, with emphasis on appurtenant design recommendations. The paper focuses on methodology of determining appropriate combination of ergonomic and aesthetic design actions during product design to achieve pleasant user e...