a total of 150 day old female chickens (ross 308) were randomly allocated to 2 groups with 5 replicate and 15 chicks in each replicate to determine the effects of cold induced ascites on performance, antioxidant status, blood enzyme activities and bone metabolism. the two experimental treatments were: 1) chicks that reared under normal temperature (nt) and 2) chicks that reared under cold tempe...

granular cell tumor is a rare benign neoplasm most commonly appears in the head and neck region, especially in the tongue, cheek mucosa, and palate. occurrence in limbs is even rarer. these tumors account for approximately 0.5% of all soft tissue tumors. granular cell tumor can also affect other organs including skin, breast, and lungs. local recurrence and metastasis is potentially higher in m...

OBJECTIVE Changes in cortical excitability during motor imagery were investigated in order to reveal the effect of hand dominance. During motor imagery, motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were recorded from the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle of the dominant hand using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). METHODS Twelve healthy right-handed subjects participated. Three motor imagery ta...

Several studies have demonstrated that motor adaptations to a novel task environment can be transferred between limbs. Such interlimb transfer of motor commands is consistent with the notion of centrally driven strategies that can be generalized across different frames of reference. So far, studies of interlimb transfer of locomotor adaptations have yielded disparate results. Here we sought to ...

brucellosis is the most widespread zoonotic infection in the world. the disease is endemic in countries bordering the mediterranean sea. it is an important re-emerging infectious disease. this disease is closely associated with the evolution of mankind as an agrarian society linked to the practice of shepherding and popularization of animal husbandry. the patients with this disease are typicall...

Correlated-electron theories of superconductivity in layered cuprates often start from the premise a gapped spin-liquid phase proximate to superconducting state. This assumption is justified based on analytical and numerical demonstrations Luther-Emery doped 2-leg one-band Hubbard ladder, perceived analogy between coupled ladders two dimensional CuO2 layer. We demonstrate accurate density matri...

BACKGROUND The study examined the effects of dietary fasting on physical balance among young healthy women. METHODS This study undertaken involving 22 young healthy women (age = 22 +/- 1.5) using a within subject counterbalanced 2-week crossover study design. Participants were asked to refrain from consuming any food or beverage for 12 hours prior to the fasting trial and to maintain their re...

BACKGROUND Adductor-related pain is the most common clinical finding in soccer players with groin pain and can be a long-standing problem affecting physical function and performance. Hip adductor weakness has been suggested to be associated with this clinical entity, although it has never been investigated. PURPOSE To investigate whether isometric and eccentric hip strength are decreased in s...

Sagittal and frontal plane knee kinematics have been linked to anterior cruciate ligament injury risk during several jumping and landing tasks. The purpose of this study was to compare the knee joint kinematics of the dominant and non-dominant leg during two types of stop jump. Eleven recreationally active participants performed a stop jump from an anteroposterior approach and from a mediolater...

background: despite some successful dynamic simulation of self-impact double pendulum (sidp)-as humanoid robots legs or arms- studies, there is limited information available about the control of one leg locomotion. objective   : the main goal of this research is to improve the reliability of the mammalians leg locomotion and building more elaborated models close to the natural movements, by mod...