Euler angle decomposition and inverse dynamics were used to determine the knee angles and net forces and moments applied to the tibia during kneeling and squatting with and without kneepads for 10 subjects in four postures: squatting (Squat), kneeling on the right knee (One Knee), bilateral kneeling near full flexion (Near Full) and bilateral kneeling near 90° flexion (Near 90). Kneepads affect...

Chloride content is a critical problem for the reuse of incineration bottom ash as raw material in cement. The effect of dechlorination procedure largely depends on the existence form of the chlorides. However, limited information about the distribution and identity of chlorides in bottom ash can be obtained by bulk analysis methods. In this paper, the investigation towards a more comprehensive...

Purpose: This study was done to examine the effects of auricular acupressure (AA) on blood pressure (BP) and stress responses in adults with prehypertension.Methods: single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled conducted from September 2019 February 2020. Participants were recruited through bulletin board notices D city. The experimental group (n=27) received 8 weeks AA intervention specific ac...

The black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) is an underutilized fruit in the mid-hills of Nepal. However, the physico-chemical properties of Nepalese black walnut are almost unavailable in the literature. Four walnut growing districts namely Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Jumla and East Rukum selected and the black walnut collected at commercial maturity from the local markets. The physical properties w...

Background: Fish meat is outlined with high nutritional value having essential amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, mineral and vitamins. In this short report, we compared the meat quality of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) farmed in Bulgaria. Methods: Ten fishes from each species were purchased from a fish farm and their morphological parameters were ...

Self-Monitoring (SM) is a concept that refers to individual differences in this orientation toward regulation of social behavior. The goal of the present research was to provide a Spanish adaptation of Snyder and Gangestad's (1986) Revised SM Scale. After conducting an initial pilot study, results showed that the Spanish version of the scale had good internal reliability and adequate factor str...

Over the past several years eating disorders among children and adolescents have significantly increased. Research has shown that depression anxiety are highly comorbid with disorders. However, it is unclear if improve weight restoration. Among patients Anorexia Nervosa (AN), there mixed literature in regards to improvement of restoration limited data adolescents. The current longitudinal study...

Background: The effect of high tibial osteotomy (HTO) on the stress distribution across knee joint is not completely understood. Subchondral bone density considered to reflect pattern a surface. Purpose: To assess subchondral proximal tibia in nonarthritic knees and patients with osteoarthritis (OA) before after HTO. Study Design: Cohort study; Level evidence, 3. Methods: We retrospectively col...