Background and aim Test of maximal oxygen consumption is the gold standard for measuring cardio-pulmonary fitness. This study aimed to determine correlation of Gerkin, Queen's College, George, and Jackson methods in estimating maximal oxygen consumption, and demographic factors affecting maximal oxygen consumption. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a census of me...

the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between entrepreneurial personality characteristics and small and medium-sized sport enterprises start-up (smses). the methodology of this study was descriptive-correlation. population consisted of small and medium-sized sport enterprises (n=1500) and their owners and/or managers were randomly selected as the sample (n=258). for data colle...

Quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is a valuable tool in hepatitis B virus (HBV) disease diagnosis and management for evaluating the effectiveness of antiviral therapy. The aim of the current research was to compare the performances of the Elecsys HBsAg II and Abbott Architect HBsAg assays in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. Between May 2014 and December 2014, 72 CHBs were test...

although salivary alkaline phosphatase (alp) can balance de- and remineralization processes of enamel, there is no evidence regarding its effects on the concentrations of calcium and phosphate in saliva. the present study aims to determine the relationship between salivary alp activity and the concentrations of calcium and phosphate in saliva. in this cross-sectional study, we evaluated salivar...

introduction: regarding the increasing number of elderly people, their quality of life becomes more important. spiritual well-being is one of the most important aspects of health status which has often been neglected in some nations. this study aims to identify the relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life among the elderly people residing of zahedan city in 2016. methods: t...

Objective: The present study aimed to retrospectively compare the postretention stability of maxillary anterior incisors alignment in patients with Class I and Class II malocclusions. Methods: Sample comprised 38 patients of both genders, treated with no extraction and Edgewise mechanics, divided into two groups: Group 1 comprised 19 patients, at a mean age of 13.06 years, with Class I malocclu...

The objective of this study was to find out whether or not there a significant correlation learning style and the eleventh grade students' speaking ability. In study, population ten students SMA N 4 Palembang. sample researcher used purposive sampling technique. order collect data, in interviews an oral test from virtual classes. Analyze Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient on SPPS. r...