Sexual size dimorphism is widespread throughout seabird taxa and several drivers leading to its evolution have been hypothesised. While the Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) has previously been considered nominally monomorphic, recent studies have documented sexual segregation in diet and foraging areas, traits often associated with size dimorphism. The present study investigated the sex dif...

BACKGROUND Typical electrocardiographic (ECG) changes associated with left primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) have previously been well-described. However, there were no reports in the literature about the characteristic of ECG in estimating the severity of pneumothorax. METHODS From 2003 through 2008, 63 male patients who had left PSP were divided into two groups: 1) large PSP, Light ind...

backgroundautomatic release of urine at any time of a day during sleep beyond the age of five years defined enuresis as a health disorders in children. the etiology of enuresis is still not clearly understood. body mass index (bmi) is an indicator to evaluate the growth trend of individuals in a population for any specific age group. evaluation of obesity in children is important and provides a...

UNLABELLED  Background and rational. Data on newer adipokines and interleukins in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are inconclusive. The primary aim of this study was the evaluation of serum vaspin, resistin, retinol-binding protein (RBP)-4, interleukin (IL)-1α and IL-6 levels in NAFLD patients compared to matched controls, and their association with disease severity. MA...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the variations in body weight, food intake, and body composition of both male and female C57BL/6J mice during a diet-induced obesity model with high-fat diet (HFD) feeding. METHODS Mice were individually housed and fed ad libitum either a low-fat diet (LFD, 10% calories from fat; n = 15 male, n = 15 female) or HFD (45% calories from fat; n = 277 male, n = 278 female) ...