Background. Currently, the issues of diagnosis and treatment patients with dentoalveolar injuries combined temporomandibular joint disorders are highly relevant due to a progressive increase in number cases this pathology among population. Despite availability comprehensive methodology diagnostics injuries, dentists lack standardized algorithms for effective examination systematization data obt...

background: the health promoting effects of green tea including anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects, decreasing heart attack risk and oxidative stress status has been widely demonstrated during the past decade. the purpose of this study was to determine the possible effects of green tea on the anthropometric indices, systolic and diastolic blood pressure in overweight and obese women. me...

background: in our competing educational world, students spend a considerable part of their daily life, studying at library furniture. not surprisingly, due to lack of proper anthropometric databases, these products have typically been ill fitted for the intended user populations. objective: to verify the optimum anthropometric match of library furniture within an academic environment, through ...

Introduction: A comparative study of the various methods of nutritional assessment currently available in oncology are necessary to identify the most appropriate one, as well as the relationships that exist among the different instruments. Objective: To compare the nutritional diagnosis obtained by the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) with the objective anthropometric mea...

INTRODUCTION A comparative study of the various methods of nutritional assessment currently available in oncology are necessary to identify the most appropriate one, as well as the relationships that exist among the different instruments. OBJECTIVE To compare the nutritional diagnosis obtained by the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) with the objective anthropometric mea...

AIM To compare two anthropometrical methods for measuring the intervertebral disc size with computer tomography measurements and to develop a new anthropometric method for calculating intervertebral disc area. METHODS Intervertebral disc size was measured using computer tomography and two anthropometric methods (Colombini and modified Colombini) in a sample of 40 subjects. The new calculation...

background. one of the treatment methods for facial fractures is close reduction technique, but treatment with intermaxillary fixation (imf) interferes with normal nutrition, and malnutrition can affect patient’s recovery. anthropometric measurements such as skinfold thickness and body mass index (bmi) are universal indexes for diagnosing malnutrition. so in this study we pointed out how treatm...

The ASPECT program, conducted to develop new Automotive Seat and Package Evaluation and Comparison Tools, used posture and position data from hundreds of vehicle occupants to develop a new physical manikin and related tools. Analysis of the relationships between anthropometric measures established the criteria for subject selection. The study goals and the characteristics of the data collected ...

objectives: controversial findings exist regarding the association between neonate gender and umbilical cord blood lipid levels. this study aims to compare the levels of lipids and lipoprotein b-100 in the umbilical cord blood of male and female newborns and assess the impact of these factors on neonatal anthropometric measurements. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 75 health...