BACKGROUND Little is known about the relation between body composition and energy metabolism in paraplegia. OBJECTIVE We investigated the relation between body composition and energy metabolism in healthy paraplegics as compared with able-bodied control subjects. We hypothesized that paraplegics would have lower fat-free mass (FFM), body cell mass (BCM), resting metabolic rate (RMR), and ther...

To assess the acclimation of pigs to heat stress, the effects of high (33 degrees C) or thermoneutral (23 degrees C) constant temperatures on feeding behaviour and components of energy balance were studied in group-housed young pigs. Three groups of five pigs were used at each temperature. After 1 week of adaptation, voluntary feed intake (VFI) and heat production (HP) were recorded for thirtee...

In vertebrates, the actin-binding proteins tropomyosins are encoded by four distinct genes that are expressed in a complex pattern during development and muscle differentiation. In this study, we have characterized the transcriptional machinery of the alpha-tropomyosin (alpha-Tm) gene in muscle cells. Promoter analysis revealed that a 284-bp proximal promoter region of the Xenopus laevis alpha-...

A 52-year-old woman with tracheal lesions underwent tracheal resection and carina reconstruction directly because histopathologic diagnosis was not obtained before surgery. Postoperative pathological analysis confirmed a diagnosis of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. Subsequently, she suffered serious complications of tracheal stenosis, bronchial stenosis, and tracheoesophageal...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: c: chord; u∞ : Free Stream Velocity; ν: Kinematic Viscosity; Re: Chord Reynolds number, ( ) / u c n ∞ = ; OGE: Out of the Ground Effect; GE: Ground Effect; Cd: Sectional Drag Coefficient; Cdp: Sectional Pressure Drag Coefficient; Cl: Sectional Lift Coefficient; Cl,max: Maximum Cl; l C α :Lift-Curve Slope; Cm: Sectional Pitching Moment...

This experiment was conducted at Debre Zeit and Akaki during 2004-2005 cropping season on F2-derived F4 bulk families of three crosses, viz, DZ-01-974 x DZ-01-2786, DZ-01-974 x DZ-Cr-37 and Alba x Kaye Murri. To estimate the correlations and path coefficients between yield and yield components, 63 F4 families were taken randomly from each of the three crosses. The 189 F4 families, five parents ...

The maintenance of normal body mass is achieved by complex mechanisms, which involve a close interaction between feedingrelated and thermoregulatory processes in mammals (Fig. 1). The balance between energy intake and total energy expenditure is crucial to maintain the optimal body mass. Food intake can be stimulated by different factors, which are directly (e.g., fasting, hunger, food cues) or...