A composition of n ∈ N is an ordered collection of one or more positive integers whose sum is n. The number of summands is called the number of parts of the composition. A palindromic composition of n is a composition of n in which the summands are the same in the given or in reverse order. In this paper we study the generating function for the number of compositions (respectively, palindromic ...

conclusions ramadan fasting resulted in weight loss even it was only a temporary effect, as the weight was quickly regained within one month after fasting. the catabolism catabolic state, which is related to protein loss, was not triggered during ramadan fasting. further research is needed to evaluate the effects of weight loss during ramadan fasting in healthy individuals. results by the 28th ...

the construction industry is a major consumer of new materials. given that material production for construction work accounts for a significant percentage of all energy consumed nationally in newly developing countries, it becomes vital that the construction industry strives to reduce waste at all stages of construction. however, the importance of these construction wastes in terms of types and...

conclusions independent of the training sequence, an 8-week concurrent training program caused positive changes in the body composition and physical fitness of our aged female subjects. however, there was no benefit derived from sequence order training. results the intra-session sequence order did not influence the adaptive response of the waist-to-hip ratio (p = 0.55), body fat percentage (bf ...

background: the pistachio is a nut produced by about 20 species of shrub. present-day studies show the health benefits of pistachio in preventing or treating diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (cvds), cancer, multiple sclerosis (ms), and erectile dysfunction. materials and methods: medline / pubmed, and google scholar databases were searched using the keywords of pistacia vera, ...

OBJECTIVE This background paper was prepared in response to a request to review the concepts related to measurement of body composition, to discuss laboratory and field methods of assessing body composition and to discuss the practical applications of the methods--how they might be used singly or in combination to provide data for a selected population. DESIGN The common laboratory and field ...

nowadays, potato is one of the most important foods in the people¢s diet. daily consumption of potato is increasing in iran significantly; therefore the study and research on this product is essential. in order to the components of potato, three varieties of potato (diamant, aola and draga) were chosen from thirty six fields in north of khorasan province. each variety was harvested from 12 fiel...