OBJECTIVE To assess the occurrence of weight gain in patients with Parkinson's disease, with an average 16 months of follow-up after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. METHODS We used dual x ray absorptiometry to evaluate changes in body weight and body composition in 22 patients with Parkinson's disease (15 men and seven women) before surgery, 3 months after surgery and on average 1...

Glyceollins, one family of phytoalexins, are de novo synthesised from daidzein in the soyabean upon exposure to some types of fungus. The efficiency of glyceollin production appears to be influenced by soyabean variety, fungal species, and the degree of physical damage to the soyabean. The compounds have been shown to have strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, and to inhibit the ...

A biomaterial derived from porcine intestinal submucosa has been used in the development of a new biologic wound matrix. This review describes the origin of the wound matrix device, including the discovery of the biomaterial and its properties, to the development of the commercial product currently in clinical use. The composition and structure of this biomaterial are described and considered a...

This study was implemented to research the aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) level due economic losses and public health concerns resulting from presence of in food. A total 82 raw cow milk samples were randomly obtained dairy farms Burdur they examined terms AFM1 using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) method. It found that between 5.06 50.63 ng kg-1 48 (58.5%) analysed average contamination rate 15...

A retrospective analysis of 200 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery between 1987 and 1990 was performed to ascertain whether there was any difference in morbidity or mortality with normothermic versus moderate hypothermic perfusion. Total cardiopulmonary bypass was used in all patients. 100 patients (Group H) were perfused using moderate (28-32 degrees C) hypothermia and the r...

An operational research was done to explore the effect of targeted food supplementation by comparing the birthweight of the babies of two areas (intervention & nonintervention). This record-based study was carried out in Kapasia and Savar upazila of Dhaka division, relying on the primary organizational data of 565 mothers. In the National Nutrition Program (NNP) area only fifty percent moderate...

We describe new computer-based search strategies for extreme functions for the Gomory–Johnson infinite group problem. They lead to the discovery of new extreme functions, whose existence settles several open questions. 1 166 3 166 2 83 5 166 3 83 7 166 9 166 5 83 11 166 6 83 13 166 15 166 8 83 17 166 9 83 19 166 21 166 11 83 23 166 12 83 25 166 29 166 15 83 31 166 16 83 33 166 17 83 35 166 18 8...

BACKGROUND In healthy teenagers, obesity and physical inactivity are the two main factors that affect respiratory function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise training on improving lung function in overweight and obese students. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty overweight or obese subjects with poor endurance performance and mild deterioration of respiratory indi...

Ischaemum rugosum is a competitive weed in direct-seeded rice systems. Developing integrated weed management strategies that promote the suppression of weeds by crop density, cultivar selection, and nutrition requires better understanding of the extent to which rice interferes with the growth of this weed and how it responds to resource limitation due to rice interference. The growth of I. rugo...