Introduction: It is estimated that by 2020, non communicable diseases will account for approximately twothird of all diseases that are often related to life style and nutrition. This study was conducted to assess Food pattern and anthropometric indices of students in Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 375 students (225 females, 150 males) with mean ag...

Background A validated, standardized, and feasible test to assess muscle power in older adults has recently been reported: the sit-to-stand (STS) test. This investigation aimed relationship between relative STS age provide normative data, cut-off points, minimal clinically important differences (MCID) for measures women men. Methods total of 9320 (6161 3159 men) aged 60–103 years 586 young midd...

Sajid Hussain 1, Asim Aziz 2,*, Taha Aziz 3 and Chaudry Masood Khalique 3 1 Department of Mathematics, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; [email protected] 2 College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi 46070, Pakistan 3 International Institute for Symmetry Analysis and Mathematical Modeling, D...

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the dichloromethane extract of the leaves of Marila pluricostata led to the isolation of 2alpha,3beta-dihydroxy-D:A-friedoolean-28-oic acid (pluricostatic acid), a new friedelane triterpenoid, (1), ten known triterpenoids and three sterols. Their chemical structures were elucidated through spectroscopic analysis. The less polar fractions, on GC/MS analysis and c...

We consider a two-player, sequential location game, with n stages. At each stage, players 1 and 2 choose locations from a feasible set in sequence. After all moves are made, consumers each purchase one unit of the good from the closest location. Since player 1 has a natural first-mover disadvantage here (player 2 can obtain a payoff of 12 just by replicating player 1’s moves), we examine her mi...

Activation of factor VIII (FVIII) by thrombin plays a fundamental role in the amplification of the coagulation cascade and takes place through specific proteolytic cleavages at Arg(372), Arg(740) and Arg(1689). Full FVIII activation requires cleavage at Arg(372), a process involving the alpha-thrombin exosite-II; referred to as heparin-binding site (HBS). The present study was aimed at investig...

Background Fibromyalgia (FBM), obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MTB) are common conditions with significant impact on health quality of life, producing relevant economic burden for healthcare systems. Although represents a negative prognostic factor FBM, relation between body mass index (BMI) or MTB FBM severity is still unclear. Objectives The aim our ongoing study was to evaluate relations...