objective: although smoking increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, its quitting leads to weight gain due to increased appetite. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of face to face dietary counseling on metabolic syndrome (mets) indices in cigarette quitter. materials and methods: this 9-week parallel randomized clinical trial was conducted by participation of 50 patients wi...

Background and Objective: Lead entry into the body causes considerable damages to the brain in the long term. We aimed to investigate the effects of exercise (treadmill running) and flaxseed oil on lead acetate-induced behavioral deficits in male rats.  Materials and Methods: 60 rats were divided into 6 groups: Control (C), Exercise (Ex), Flaxseed oil (FO), Lead (L), Lead- Exercise (L-Ex), and...

This paper reviews an important period in the use of cryptographic methods in Mexican History, the Mexican Revolution from 1910–1916. As is the case in any civil war, there were many groups in conflict. Among several leaders in theMexican Revolution, it is worth mentioning Porfirio Dı́az, Francisco I. Madero and Venustiano Carranza. They represent three main groups which used characteristic cryp...

The historic relation between Frege and ‘Frege’s principle’ is investigated. What did Frege intend with the principle, did he change his opinion concerning it, did he invent the principle? Johan van Benthem did twenty years ago reseach on another aspect of Frege’s work and some of his opinions are confirmed by the present research. His pregnant formulations and suggestive metaphors are quoted w...

This work aims to substantiate the effectiveness of use an active working body on a front plow. The necessity using bodies is justified, and plow with passive proposed. efficiency installing analyzed. forces acting combined frontal are considered. analysis influence stability movement traction resistance carried out. results experimental studies presented. increases degree soil crumbling by 8,5...

This article focuses on the analysis of public opinions of the Ukrainian people on the nature, character, and characteristics of the citizens’ political activism during the Orange Revolution. The author analyzes data from the annual nationwide representative survey, conducted by the Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in February–March 2005. The time lag allows for t...

The bebop style of jazz is a pivotal invention in twentieth-century American popular music an outgrowth of the rhythmic and harmonic experiments of young African-American jazz musicians. At first a source of controversy because of its unorthodox approach, bebop eventually gained widespread acceptance as the foundation of "modern" jazz, and it continues to influence jazz musicians. The process o...