Background: Frailty is highly prevalent in older people. Its serious adverse consequences, such as disability, are considered to be a public health problem. Therefore, disability prevention in community-dwelling frail older people is considered to be a priority for research and clinical practice in geriatric care. With regard to disability prevention, valid screening instruments are needed to i...

OBJECTIVE Although metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a major health problem worldwide, there is no universal agreement on its definition. One of the major disagreements is dealing with the issue of obesity in this definition. This study was conducted to determine a preferably better index of obesity which can be interrelated with other components of MetS in a single factor model of MetS. DESIGN Ou...

Footwear craft is one of the superior products that distributed in 3 districts Bogor Regency. This sector has potential to absorb labor order reduce unemployment and also affect community's economy. The aim this study determine effect a meaningful life on work ethic Muslim footwear craftsmen Samples were taken from 316 districts, namely Ciomas, Tamansari, Dramaga Quantitative research methods d...

Light Golgi fractions (GFI+2) prepared from rat liver homogenates by a modification of the Ehrenreich et al. procedure (J. Cell Biol. 59:45) had significant NADPH-cytochrome P4s0 reductase (NADPH-cyt c reductase) activity if assayed immediately after their isolation. An antibody raised in rabbits against purified microsomal NADPH-cy t c reductase inhibited to the same extent the reductase activ...

Bacillus andreraoultii strain SIT1(T) (= CSUR P1162 = DSM 29078) is the type strain of B. andreraoultii sp. nov. This bacterium was isolated from the stool of a 2-year-old Nigerian boy with a severe form of kwashiorkor. Bacillus andreraoultii is an aerobic, Gram-positive rod. We describe here the features of this bacterium, together with the complete genome sequencing and annotation. The 4 092 ...

1 Centre for Ecological Research PAN, Dziekanów Le ß ny, Konopnickiej 1, PL-05-092 L omianki, Poland; 2 Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas s/n, E-06071 Badajoz, Spain; and 3 Laboratoire de Parasitologie Évolutive, CNRS UMR 7103, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Bât. A, 7ème étage, 7 quai St. Bernard, Case 237, F-75252 Paris, Cede...

Abstract Green technology innovation and effective use of green financing tools are very important in order to ensure sustainable economic environmental development without degradation, decarbonize all sectors. Evaluating the investment process together with inputs, outputs factors involved will make contributions terms determining current situation, developing new policies raising awareness on...

‘Leadership’ is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies focused on individual leaders—or heroes—when examining ‘who leads development’. The current article asks if heroes really do lead development. It deconstructs the...

OBJECTIVE To address the 6-month efficacy of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention intervention targeted to youth and delivered with and without a parental monitoring intervention in a developing country (the Bahamas). DESIGN Randomized, controlled, 3-cell intervention trial with a 6-month postintervention follow-up. SETTING Elementary schools in the Bahamas. PARTICIPANTS A tota...