OBJECTIVE To examine the efficiency of a 1000 cc intragastric balloon as an aid for weight reduction. SUBJECT Thirty-three morbidly obese persons, after multiple attempts for weight loss. DESIGN Intragastric 1000 cc balloons were endoscopically inserted into the stomachs of subjects. The balloons were left in place for six months. During that period the patients received dietary therapy. Ho...

Due to their important nutrition and health potential, the interest in einkorn (Triticum monococcum L.) emmer dicoccum Schrank) wheat, as well naked barley (Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum) species is increasing. The study examined agricultural properties related three wheats, wheats two barleys, one bread wheat hulled spring sowing under irrigated rain-fed conditions. Depending on agriculture co...

PURPOSE We performed this study to evaluate the safety of permissive hypotension management in extremely low birth weight infants (ELBWIs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of all inborn ELBWIs admitted to Samsung Medical Center from January 2004 to December 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. Of a total of 261 ELBWIs, 47 (18%) required treatment for hypotension (group T), 110 (42%) rema...

A field experiment was conducted in the Agricultural Research Station, at El-Ghoraieb, Assiut to study dry seed yield performance of two locally adapted cultivars (‘Azmerly’ and ‘Cream 7’) and two line introductions (IT81D-1032 and IT82D-812) of common cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) grown at three different within-row spaces (20, 30 and 40 cm) and two planting dates in the summer (April 1...

An experimental trial of nine rice genotypes was conducted in the Agronomy field Institute Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) Paklihawa Campus under a randomized block design layout with three replications from July to November 2022. The aim study genetic variability analyze character association yield yield-attributing components their direct indirect effect on grain reproductive drought st...

Let D be a digraph, V (D) and A(D) will denote the sets of vertices and arcs of D, respectively. A (k, l)-kernel N of D is a k-independent set of vertices (if u, v ∈ N then d(u, v), d(v, u) ≥ k) and l-absorbent (if u ∈ V (D) \N then exists v ∈ N such that d(u, v) ≤ l). A k-kernel is a (k, k − 1)-kernel. We propose an extension of the definition of (k, l)-kernel to (arc-)weighted digraphs, verif...

almost half of agricultural lands in iran are saline and it is one of the most important constraints in cultivated lands. wheat is the most important crop in saline lands in rotation of golestan province. since saline soils amelioration is so expensive, achievement of genotypes with tolerant and high yield potential is essential. 22 genotypes of selective wheat of recent experiments with three ...

in this research, we studied physical, chemical and biochemical characteristics of pistachio entitled pistacia vera cv. daneshmandi and was compared to three pistachio including of badami sefid, kalle ghoochi and akbari. the examined characteristics were fresh and dry weight of seed, green shell and also kernel, weight of hard shell, seedless and early opening nut, comparing the seed and kernel...

The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for sepsis-related mortality in low birth weight (<1500 g) infants. We performed retrospective cohort study to investigate risk factors for sepsis-related mortality in all neonates birth weight <1500 g admitted to Level III neonatal intensive care unit, Brazil, April 2001/September 2004. Of the 203 cases, 71 (35%) had sepsis. Of those, gram-posi...