To examine the association between lead exposure and both individual and geographic area indicators of socioeconomic position, the authors measured tibia lead concentration, a biomarker of cumulative lead exposure, using K x-ray fluorescence in a cross-sectional survey of 538 white males aged 50-92 years who were healthy when enrolled in the Normative Aging Study (Boston, Massachusetts) in the ...

introduction: gynecologists and perinatologists are left with many unanswered questions and concerns regarding fasting during pregnancy and its effects on maternal and neonatal health. the current study was conducted to investigate the correlation between the number of ramadan fasting days and pregnancy outcomes. materials & methods: in this descriptive, analytical study, 641 newborns, whose mo...

Although divided differences of a function are of basic importance in the theory of numerical analysis, they are not nearly as useful as ordinary differences in application. In the first place, they are much harder to generate ; not only because they involve unequal intervals of the argument, but because divisions are involved, often by small numbers. Furthermore, they are harder to interpret t...

Although divided differences of a function are of basic importance in the theory of numerical analysis, they are not nearly as useful as ordinary differences in application. In the first place, they are much harder to generate ; not only because they involve unequal intervals of the argument, but because divisions are involved, often by small numbers. Furthermore, they are harder to interpret t...

BackgroundResistin is reported as an antagonistic hormone of insulin and in the literature. Nowadays, importance of resistin is being more highlighted in the metabolism of mother and fetus during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess the level of resistin in the umbilical cord and blood sugar at birth and evaluate the association of resistin and neonatal birth weight.Materials and MethodsThis c...