This paper compares the Portuguese and Bulgarian consumer price indices (CPI) and attempts to identify some areas in which the CPI compilation methodology could be improved in the two countries. This work is organised into six sections. The first section briefly describes the organisational structure on which the production of the CPI is based in the two countries. The second section focuses on...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine metabolic disorders of reproductive age women. The main signs of PCOS are as follows: androgen excess, menstrual dysfunction, infertility, obesity, and other numerous health problems. By different authors, the disorder affects 2-28% of reproductive age women. Materials and Methods: Polycystic ovary syndrome is char...

Variation in squamate foot morphology is likely relevant during evolutionary processes of habitat colonization because distinct surfaces differ in energetic and functional demands for locomotion. We combined new foot morphological data with published information of limb and tail lengths to investigate evolutionary changes possibly associated with the differential usage of ecological settings by...

This narrative review discusses quantitative indices measuring differences between alphabetic languages that are related to the process of word recognition. The specific orthography that a child is acquiring has been identified as a central element influencing reading acquisition and dyslexia. However, the development of reliable metrics to measure differences between language scripts hasn't re...

INTRODUCTION Haemoglobin is a key determinant of maximal oxygen uptake. This study's objective was to assess total haemoglobin mass (tHb-mass), as well as blood volume and morphological indices in athletes training different sports disciplines. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was conducted on 176 endurance and non-endurance athletes (males and females). tHb-mass, blood volume (BV), plasma vol...

genetic diversity amongst 21 induced mutant clones tolerant to salinity along with one non-irradiated sensitive clone of banana (musa acuminata cv. dwarf cavendish (aaa)) were studied using morphological and random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) markers. out of the 30 phenotypic indices screened, 23 were polymorph and two traits, leaf habit and blotches color, were differentiated by non-irrad...

the objective of the investigation was to improve the differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases, on the basis of an integrated assessment of morphological data, the findings of optical imaging of tissues, and immunohistochemical examinations of the oral mucosa. Materials and Methods. We studied morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics of the oral mucosae in each of 26 p...

Aims. The aim is to study the stellar content of the bar region to constrain its formation and evolution. Methods. Line-strength indices in the bar region of a sample of 6 barred galaxies were employed to derive age and metallicity gradients along the bars using stellar population models. Results. We find clear radial gradients in the line-strength indices for all the galaxies. We find positive...

The identification of fish species using otolith shape has been common in many fields the marine science. Different analytical processes can be applied for morphological discrimination, but reviewing literature we have found conceptual and statistical limitations use indices wavelets (contour analysis), being specially worrying first case due to their widespread routine use. In present study, 4...